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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dan•de•li•on /ˈdændəlˌaɪən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya weedy plant having edible, toothed leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and clusters of white, hairy seeds.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dan•de•li•on (dan′dl ī′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya weedy composite plant, Taraxacum officinale, having edible, deeply toothed or notched leaves, golden-yellow flowers, and rounded clusters of white, hairy seeds.
- Plant Biologyany other plant of the genus Taraxacum.
- Middle French, alteration of dent de lion, literally, tooth of (a) lion, translation of Medieval Latin dēns leōnis, in allusion to the toothed leaves
- 1505–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dandelion /ˈdændɪˌlaɪən/ n - 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)
- any of several similar related plants
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French dent de lion, literally: tooth of a lion, referring to its leaves |