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Dandelion - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dandelion : (noun)
1: 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.)
Taraxacum_({T._officinale">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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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