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dandelion

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dan·de·li·on /ˈdændəlaɪən/ noun [countable]  dandelions.jpg HBPHBPa wild plant with a bright yellow flower which later becomes a white ball of seeds that are blown away in the wind 蒲公英
Examples from the Corpus
dandelionToday that team breaks up and scatters to the winds like a dandelion.Yes, curlier even than Derek Johnstone's big dandelion noggin.The melody suggests innocence, butterflies, dandelions bobbing in the breeze.Weeds are rampant everywhere, dandelions, nettles, dock leaves, rose-bay willow-herb, wild roses, brambles.For a start, try leaves of lime, poplar, sycamore, holly, dandelion and groundsel.At the moment it looks more like a bit of rough pasture ... full of dandelions and clover patches.It seems, like the dandelions in spring, to be the natural order of things.Transfer to a serving bowl or to individual salad plates and garnish with dandelion, arugula or lettuce.
Origin dandelion (1400-1500) French dent de lion lion's tooth (because of the shape of the leaves)
dan·de·li·on nounChineseSyllable
plant which a with bright flower wild a Corpus yellow


dandelion
dandelion /ˈdændəlaɪən, ˈdændɪlaɪən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: French
 Origin: dent de lion 'lion's tooth' (because of the shape of the leaves)

a wild plant with a bright yellow flower which later becomes a white ball of seeds that are blown away in the wind


dan·delionBrE /ˈdændɪlaɪən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdændɪlaɪən/ 🔊 noun
a small wild plant with a bright yellow flower that becomes a soft white ball of seeds called a dandelion clock 蒲公英