| 释义 |
ta·rax·a·cum
\-ksəkəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic ṭarakhshaqūn wild chicory
1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly weedy nearly cosmopolitan scapose perennial herbs (family Compositae) having long tap roots, toothed or pinnatifid leaves, usually yellow flower heads, and achenes with a simple pappus — see dandelion, kok-saghyz
2. -s : the dried rhizome and roots of the dandelion (T. officinale) used as a bitter and laxative |