DANDELION

dandelion, blowball

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dandelion (countable and uncountable, plural dandelions)

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

(countable) The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.

(uncountable) A yellow colour, like that of the flower.

Hyponyms

• Taraxacum albidum, a white-flowering Japanese dandelion.

• Taraxacum californicum, the endangered California dandelion.

• Taraxacum japonicum, Japanese dandelion. No ring of smallish, downward-turned leaves under the flowerhead.

• Taraxacum kok-saghyz, Russian dandelion, which produces rubber.

• Taraxacum laevigatum, red-seeded dandelion; achenes reddish brown and leaves deeply cut throughout length. Inner bracts' tips are hooded.

Taraxacum erythrospermum, often considered a variety of Taraxacum laevigatum.

• Taraxacum officinale (syn. Taraxacum officinale subsp. vulgare), common dandelion. Found in many forms.

Adjective

dandelion (not comparable)

Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

Anagrams

• daldinone

Source: Wiktionary

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Dan"de*li`on, n. Etym: [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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