dandelion

[edit] Etymology

From French dent-de-lion (literally "lion's tooth"), also in Late Latin dēns leōnis. The term has since died out in France, but compare Spanish diente de león, Italian dente di leone, Portuguese dente-de-leão, and also German Löwenzahn, all having the same literal meaning.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪən/
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[edit] Noun

1. (countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
2. (countable) The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
3. (uncountable, color) A yellow colour, like that of the flower.

   dandelion colour:

[edit] Derived terms

• dandelion greens
• dandelion wine

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

dandelion

1. (color) of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

[edit] Translations

• German: Löwenzahn m.
• Polish: żółty m., żółta f., żółte n.

[edit] See also

• clock
• goatsbeard
• hawk's beard
• kok-saghyz
• oxtongue
• Taraxacum
• Appendix:Colours