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fuki

  • /ˈfuːki/

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Borrowed from Japanese 蕗 (fuki).

noun

  1. uncountable A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
  2. uncountable Shoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine. ["Butterbur"] Refers often to Petasites hybridus (common butterbur), but the leaves of another species, Pentasites japonicus (giant butterbur or fuki), are eaten as a vegetable in Korea and Japan.

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"fuki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fuki. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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fuki. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fuki

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"fuki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fuki.

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@misc{fuki_2026,
  title = {fuki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuki},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}