Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dandelion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dandelion \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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 [syn: {blowball}]
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