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dandelion

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dandelion (noun)
  2. dandelion coffee (noun)
  3. blue dandelion (noun)
  4. California dandelion (noun)
  5. dog dandelion (noun)
  6. dwarf dandelion (noun)
  7. fall dandelion (noun)
  8. false dandelion (noun)
  9. red-seeded dandelion (noun)
  10. Russian dandelion (noun)

dan·de·li·on

noun \ˈdan-də-ˌlī-ən, -dē-\

Definition of DANDELION

: 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
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Origin of DANDELION

Middle English dendelyoun, from Anglo-French dent de lion, literally, lion's tooth
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with DANDELION

counterion, Paraguayan, Uruguayan

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