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Word: Dandelion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdandɪlʌɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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.
Short Definition:widely distributed weed of daisy family, with rosette of leaves
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