| NOUN | plant | dandelion, blowball | 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 |
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| Sounds | dae'ndahlay.ahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | blowball | |
| Member of | Taraxacum, genus Taraxacum | An asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions |
| Narrower | Russian dandelion, kok-saghyz, kok-sagyz, Taraxacum kok-saghyz | perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content |
| common dandelion, Taraxacum ruderalia, Taraxacum officinale | Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | amargón, colleja, diente de león | |
| Catalan | dent de lleó, lletsó | |
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