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Webster 1913 Edition


Dandelion

Dan′de-liˊon

,
Noun.
[F.
dent de lion
lion’s tooth, fr. L.
dens
tooth +
leo
lion. See
Tooth
,
Noun.
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dandelion

DAN'DELION

,
Noun.
A well known plant of the genus Leontodon, having a naked stalk, with one large flower.