Dandelion

2 definitions found

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

  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} ({Taraxacum
     officinale}, formerly called {Taraxacum Dens-leonis} and
     {Leontodos Taraxacum}) bearing large, yellow, compound


     flowers, and deeply notched leaves.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]