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 clock蒲公英
    Topics 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).