Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DANDELION

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

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DANDELION

Dan "de *li `on, n. Etym: [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum ) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dandelion

dan de li on |ˈdandlˌīən ˈdændiˌlaɪən | ▶noun a widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves, bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts, and stems containing a milky latex. [Genus Taraxacum, family Compositae: several species, in particular the common T. officinale, which has edible leaves. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from French dent-de-lion, translation of medieval Latin dens leonis ‘lion's tooth ’ (because of the jagged shape of the leaves ).

 

dandelion clock

dan ¦de |lion clock ▶noun Brit. the downy spherical seed head of a dandelion. ORIGIN from the child's game of blowing away the seeds to find out what time it is.

 

dandelion coffee

dan ¦de |lion cof ¦fee ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hot drink made from dried and powdered dandelion roots.

 

dandelion greens

dan de li on greens ▶plural noun fresh dandelion leaves used as a salad vegetable or herb.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dandelion

dan ¦de |lion |ˈdandɪlʌɪən | ▶noun a widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves and large bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts. ●Genus Taraxacum, family Compositae: several species, in particular T. officinale, which has edible leaves. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French dent-de-lion, translation of medieval Latin dens leonis ‘lion's tooth ’ (because of the jagged shape of the leaves ).

 

dandelion clock

dan ¦de |lion clock ▶noun Brit. the downy spherical seed head of a dandelion. ORIGIN from the child's game of blowing away the seeds to find out what time it is.

 

dandelion coffee

dan ¦de |lion cof ¦fee ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hot drink made from dried and powdered dandelion roots.

 

dandelion greens

dan ¦de |lion greens ▶plural noun N. Amer. fresh dandelion leaves used as a salad vegetable or herb.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dandelion

dan de li on /dǽnd (ə )làɪən |-dilà (ɪ )ən /〖語源は 「ライオンの歯 」〗名詞 C 〘植 〙タンポポ 〘キク科; 花言葉は 「思わせぶり 」〙.