Main Entry:

dan·de·li·on

Pronunciation:

\ˈdan-də-ˌlī-ən, -dē-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English dendelyoun, from Anglo-French dent de lion, literally, lion's tooth

Date:

14th century

: 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

[dandelion illustration]