dandelion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    blowball.

WordNet

Dan"de*li`on noun
Etymology
F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.

Webster 1913