Dandelion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Related terms 1.7 See also

English

Etymology

French dents de lion "teeth of lion"

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈdændiˌlaɪən/
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Noun

dandelion

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

   dandelion colour:

Translations

flower

Dutch: paardenbloem Finnish: voikukka French: pissenlit German: Löwenzahn Italian: soffione

Japanese: たんぽぽ (tampopo) Old English: ǣġwyrt Polish: mlecz m, podbiał m Slovene: regrat m Swedish: maskros c

Adjective

dandelion

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

Derived terms

• dandelion greens

Related terms

• taraxacum

See also

• clock
• goatsbeard
• hawk's beard
• kok-saghyz
• oxtongue
• Appendix:Coloursfi:dandelion

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