dandelion

[ dan-dl-ahy-uhn ]

noun
  1. a weedy composite plant, Taraxacum officinale, having edible, deeply toothed or notched leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and rounded clusters of white, hairy seeds.

  2. any other plant of the genus Taraxacum.

Origin of dandelion

1
1505–15; <Middle French, alteration of dent de lion, literally, tooth of (a) lion, translation of Medieval Latin dēns leōnis, in allusion to the toothed leaves

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dandelion

/ (ˈdændɪˌlaɪən) /


noun
  1. a plant, Taraxacum officinale, native to Europe and Asia and naturalized as a weed in North America, having yellow rayed flowers and deeply notched basal leaves, which are used for salad or wine: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. any of several similar related plants

Origin of dandelion

1
C15: from Old French dent de lion, literally: tooth of a lion, referring to its leaves

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