Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various perennial plants of the genus Taraxacum of the composite family, having many-rayed yellow flower heads and deeply notched basal leaves, especially T. officinale, native to Eurasia and naturalized as a weed in North America, having edible leaves and flower heads that can be used to make wine.
- noun A brilliant to vivid yellow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A well-known plant, Taraxacum officinale, natural order Compositæ, having a naked fistulous scape with one large bright-yellow flower, and a tapering, milky, perennial root.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (
Taraxacum officinale , formerly calledTaraxacum Dens-leonis andLeontodos Taraxacum ) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable Any of the several
species ofplant in the genusTaraxacum , characterisedyellow flower heads and notched, broad-endedleaves , especially thecommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ). - noun countable The
flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant. - noun uncountable A
yellow colour , like that of the flower. - adjective Of a
yellow colour, like that of the flower.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At the time, we thought the yellow flowers were trash, but the white ones, which we called dandelion ghosts, were different because they granted wishes.
Dandelion Ghosts Jen Knox 2010
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Now, imagine that dandelion is trying to sprout feathers.
Chicken Update Sarah Lenz 2009
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The dandelion is one of the most common weeds in gardens and countryside, and today here on Freshome we wanted to present you an interesting and creative example of wall decal inspired by dandelion seeds being blown.
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The word dandelion, after all, comes from dent de lion, tooth of the lion, after the jagged leaves.
Groundwork: Winter (a)musings Adrian Higgins 2011
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Now, imagine that dandelion is trying to sprout feathers.
Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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If you call a dandelion a weed versus of flower, it will vary what you do with it.
Dr. Susan Albers: A Week Without the "F" Word: 5 Ways to End Fat Talk 2009
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Experience taught me that the root of the dandelion is not so good when applied to this purpose in the spring as it is in the fall.
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Case turned to Joseph, who’d just picked a dandelion from the grass and was holding it against his nose to combat the odor.
Missionaries 2007
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Case turned to Joseph, who’d just picked a dandelion from the grass and was holding it against his nose to combat the odor.
Missionaries 2007
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Case turned to Joseph, who’d just picked a dandelion from the grass and was holding it against his nose to combat the odor.
Missionaries 2007
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