Dandelion

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪ.É™n/

Origin

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

Full definition of dandelion

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) A yellow colour, like that of the flower.

Derived terms

• dandelion clock
• dandelion greens
• dandelion salad
• dandelion seeds
• dandelion wine
• dandelion yellow

Hyponyms

• , a white-flowering Japanese dandelion.
• , the endangered California dandelion.
• , Japanese dandelion. No ring of smallish, downward-turned leaves under the flowerhead.
• , Russian dandelion, which produces rubber.
• , red-seeded dandelion; achenes reddish brown and leaves deeply cut throughout length. Inner bracts' tips are hooded.
• , often considered a variety of .
• Taraxacum officinale (syn. ), common dandelion. Found in many forms.

Adjective

1. Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.