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Definition of dandelion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dandelion

noun
 
/ˈdændɪlaɪən/
 
/ˈdændɪlaɪən/
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  1. a small wild plant with a bright yellow flower that becomes a soft white ball of seeds called a dandelion clockTopics Plants and treesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDandelion is used before these nouns:
    • wine
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from French dent-de-lion, translation of medieval Latin dens leonis ‘lion's tooth’ (because of the jagged shape of the leaves).
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