About The Word Dandelion
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Dandelion
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What's The Definition Of Dandelion?
[n] any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dandelion: blowball Related Terms | Find terms related to Dandelion: See Also | common dandelion | genus Taraxacum | herb | herbaceous plant | kok-saghyz | kok-sagyz | Russian dandelion | Taraxacum | Taraxacum kok-saghyz | Taraxacum officinale | Taraxacum ruderalia Dandelion In Webster's Dictionary \Dan"de*li`on\, n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr.
L. dens tooth + leo lion. See {Tooth}, n., and {Lion}.]
(Bot.)
A well-known plant of the genus {Taraxacum} ({T. officinale},
formerly called {T. Dens-leonis} and {Leontodos Taraxacum})
bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched
leaves.
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