dan·de·li·on\ˈdan-də-ˌlī-ən, -dē-\
noun
: a very common wild plant that has bright yellow flowers
Full Definition
: any of a genus (Taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite herbs with milky sap; especially : one (T. officinale) sometimes grown as a potherb and nearly cosmopolitan as a weed
Origin: Middle English dendelyoun, from Anglo-French dent de lion, literally, lion's tooth.
First use: 14th century


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