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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ta•rax•a•cum (tə rak′sə kəm),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]- Drugsthe dried roots of any of several composite plants of the genus Taraxacum, as the dandelion, T. officinale or T. laevigatum, used in medicine in powdered or fluidextract form chiefly as a tonic and aperient.
- Persian tarkhashqūn wild endive
- Arabic ṭarakhshaqūn wild chicory
- Neo-Latin
- 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taraxacum /təˈræksəkəm/ n - any perennial plant of the genus Taraxacum, such as the dandelion, having dense heads of small yellow flowers and seeds with a feathery attachment: family Asteraceae (composites)
- the dried root of the dandelion, used as a laxative, diuretic, and tonic
Etymology: 18th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic tarakhshaqūn wild chicory, perhaps of Persian origin |