DANDELION - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: 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
Categories: Herb, Herbaceous plant
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dandelion" was borrowed from French dent-de-lion. Many other languages have similar words:
- Spanish: diente de león
- Portuguese: dente-de-leão
- Italian: dente di leone
- German: Löwenzahn
- Norwegian Bokmål: løvetann
- Welsh: dant y llew
🧩 Fun Fact
Many English words entered through French but originally came from Latin, Arabic, or even Persian.