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DANDELION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
Synonyms:
blowball; dandelion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dandelion" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dandelion"):
common dandelion; Taraxacum officinale; Taraxacum ruderalia (Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine)
kok-saghyz; kok-sagyz; Russian dandelion; Taraxacum kok-saghyz (perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content)
Holonyms ("dandelion" is a member of...):
genus Taraxacum; Taraxacum (an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions)
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