'Leontodon autumnale' definitions:
Definition of 'Leontodon autumnale'
From: GCIDE
- Hawkbit \Hawk"bit`\ (-b[i^]t`), n. (Bot.) The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Leontodon autumnale'
From: GCIDE
- Leontodon \Le*on"to*don\ (l[-e]*[o^]n"t[-o]*d[o^]n), n. [Gr. le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf. Lion's-tooth, Dandelion.] (Bot.) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth. [1913 Webster]