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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dandelion \Dan"de*li`on\, n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr L. dens tooth + leo lion. See {Tooth}, n., and {Lion}.] (Bot.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dandelion n : 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 [syn: {blowball}]
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