From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dandelion \Dan"de*li'on\, noun [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See {Tooth}, noun, and {Lion}.] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus {Taraxacum} ({Taraxacum officinale}, formerly called {Taraxacum Dens-leonis} and {Leontodos Taraxacum}) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: 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 [syn: {blowball}]
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