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Meaning of Dandelion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən

Definitions

  1. Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
    countable
  2. The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
    countable
  3. A yellow colour, like that of the flower.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Български глухарче
Català dent de lleó
Cymraeg dant y llew
Esperanto leontodo
Eesti võilill
Euskara sorgin-belar
فارسی قاصدک
Suomi voikukka
Gaeilge caisearbhán
Gàidhlig beàrnan-Brìde
Galego mexacán
עברית שינן
Հայերեն խատուտիկ
Íslenska fífill
ქართული ბაბუაწვერა
Қазақша бақбақ
한국어 면들레 민들레
Kurdî rumen
Latina aphaca
Lëtzebuergesch Bettseechesch Pissblumm
Latviešu pienene
Bahasa Melayu paliman
Português dente-de-leão
Română păpădie
Русский одуванчик
Slovenčina púpava
Slovenščina regrat rumen
Shqip luleradhiqe
Svenska maskros
Українська кульбаба
Tiếng Việt bồ công anh

Examples

“the sanguine hue of the poppy and the hibiscus, the gold of the daisy and dandelion, the dark green of the sorrage on either side, and the blue and purple of the blossoming mulberry and sycamore”
“There are asexual variants among all sorts of creatures, including jellyfish, dandelions, lichens and lizards.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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