Leontodon

2 definitions found

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

  Leontodon \Le*on"to*don\ (l[-e]*[o^]n"t[-o]*d[o^]n), n. [Gr.
     le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf.
     {Lion's-tooth}, {Dandelion}.] (Bot.)
     A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall
     dandelion ({Leontodon autumnale}), and formerly the true
     dandelion; -- called also {lion's tooth}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Leontodon
       n : hawkbit [syn: {genus Leontodon}]