[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dandelion \dan"deli`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 taraxacum
   officinale, formerly called taraxacum dens-leonis and
   leontodos taraxacum bearing large, yellow, compound
   flowers, and deeply notched leaves.
   1913 webster
see also:
tooth lion taraxacum taraxacum officinale taraxacum dens-leonis leontodos taraxacum 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
blowball 

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