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dandelion

common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

dan·de·li·on

(dăn′dl-ī′ən, -dē-lī′ən)

1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Taraxacum of the composite family, having many-rayed yellow flower heads and deeply notched basal leaves, especially T. officinale, native to Eurasia and naturalized as a weed in North America, having edible leaves and flower heads that can be used to make wine.

2. A brilliant to vivid yellow.

[Middle English dent-de-lioun, from Old French dentdelion, from Medieval Latin dēns leōnis, lion's tooth (from its sharply indented leaves) : Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots + Latin leōnis, genitive of leō, lion; see lion.]

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dandelion

(ˈdændɪˌlaɪən)

1. (Plants) 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. (Plants) any of several similar related plants

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dan•de•li•on

(ˈdæn dlˌaɪ ən)

n.

any weedy composite plant of the genus Taraxacum, having edible, toothed leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and clusters of white, hairy seeds.

[1505–15; < Middle French, alter. of dent de lion, literally, tooth of (a) lion, translation of Medieval Latin dēns leōnis]

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dandelion - 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

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genus Taraxacum, Taraxacum - an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions

common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, Taraxacum ruderalia - Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine

kok-saghyz, kok-sagyz, Russian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz - perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Translations

هِنْدِباء بَرِّيِّةهِنْدِباء بَرِّيَّه

pampeliška

løvetandmælkebøtte

voikukka

maslačak

gyermekláncfû

fífill

dente di leone tarassaco

タンポポ

민들레

pienė

pienene

púpava

regrat

maskros

พันธุ์ไม้ชนิดหนึ่งใบหยิกมีสีเหลือง

kara hindiba karahindiba

cây bồ công anh

蒲公英

dandelion

[ˈdændɪlaɪən] N → diente m de león

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dandelion

[ˈdændilaɪən] n → pissenlit m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dandelion

n → Löwenzahn m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dandelion

[ˈdændɪlaɪən] n → dente m di leone

dandelion

(ˈdӕndilaiən) noun

a kind of common wild plant with jagged leaves and a yellow flower.

dandelion

→ هِنْدِباء بَرِّيِّة pampeliška løvetand Löwenzahn πικραλίδα diente de león voikukka pissenlit maslačak dente di leone タンポポ 민들레 paardenbloem løvetann mniszek lekarski dente-de-leão одуванчик maskros พันธุ์ไม้ชนิดหนึ่งใบหยิกมีสีเหลือง kara hindiba cây bồ công anh 蒲公英

dandelion

n (bot) diente m de león

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