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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.


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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dandelion1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of dandelion1

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

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Example Sentences

When you see a dandelion, for example, it has features like a long stem, yellow petals, and a soft, squishy texture.

Gardens Of the DeepImagine these cells so densely packed together they are like dandelions in a lawn.

The photo she posted — Remy in repose in a patch of dandelions — has the feel of a Pre-Raphaelite painting.

I decided to add dandelion greens for a little contrast, but otherwise, I didn’t adjust much.

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Here in Oregon, things like dandelion greens and radicchio are in their prime, so I’ve been making a ton of chicory salads, braises, and roasts, usually just on a whim, recipeless.

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Feel really guilty about having maybe just caused the greatest natural disaster ever on Dandelion World X177782.

Turn to your companion to voice this worry, but then instead get distracted by a dandelion.

But regular broccoli will do; also rough greens—spinach, kale, dandelion greens, Swiss chard.

I was getting up some dandelion roots for my wife this morning early, and dug up this close to one.

Do you know the other form of blowing the seed from a dandelion, only you use rose petals instead?

You braid it just like we braid the daisy stems and the dandelion stems in the fields.

These with many yellow compositæ or flowers like the dandelion, you will find growing on the windy hills and dry, sunny places.

First, every one knows Taraxacum or dandelion; invalids know crust-coffee, and many with indignation know burnt peas.

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