'Dandelion' definitions:
Definition of 'dandelion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls [syn: dandelion, blowball]
Definition of 'Dandelion'
From: GCIDE
- Dandelion \Dan"de*li`on\, n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., 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. [1913 Webster]