Definition of dandelion in English English dictionary
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)
A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows. Any of the weedy perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus Taraxacum, in the composite family, native to Eurasia but widespread in much of temperate North America. The most familiar species, T. officinale, has a rosette of leaves at the base of the plant; a deep taproot; a smooth, hollow stem; and a solitary yellow flower head composed only of ray flowers (no disk flowers). The fruit is a ball-shaped cluster of many small, tufted, one-seeded fruits. The young leaves are edible; the roots can be used as a coffee substitute
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata), also known as flatweed, cat's ear or false dandelion, is a perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. The plant is native to Europe, but has also been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content
dandelion
Hyphenation
dan·de·li·on
Turkish pronunciation
dändılayın
Pronunciation
/ˈdandəˌlīən/ /ˈdændəˌlaɪən/
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.