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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

العربية الهندباء طرخشقون مر هندباء
Беларуская адуванчык дзьмухавец
Български глухарче
Bosanski maslačak rumen rumen маслачак
Català dent de lleó
Čeština pampeliška smetánka
Cymraeg dant y llew
Dansk løvetand mælkebøtte
Deutsch Butterblume Hundeblume Kuhblume Löwenzahn löwenzahnfarbig löwenzahngelb Pusteblume Seichblume
Ελληνικά αγριοραδίκι πικραλίδα
Esperanto leontodo
Español aleonado diente de león diente leonés leonado
Eesti võilill
Euskara sorgin-belar
فارسی قاصدک
Suomi voikukka
Français baraban dent-de-lion pissenlit
Gaeilge caisearbhán
Gàidhlig beàrnan-Brìde
Galego carrelo leitarega mexacán
עברית שינן
Hrvatski maslačak rumen rumen маслачак
Magyar gyermekláncfű pitypang pitypangsárga
Հայերեն խատուտիկ
Íslenska fífill
Italiano dente di leone soffione
日本語 たんぽぽ 蒲公英
ქართული ბაბუაწვერა
Қазақша бақбақ
한국어 면들레 민들레
Kurdî rumen
Latina aphaca dens leonis
Lëtzebuergesch Bettseechesch Pissblumm
Latviešu pienene
Македонски глуварче млечајка млечка
Bahasa Melayu paliman
Nederlands leeuwentand paardenbloem
Polski dmuchawiec mlecz pępawa podbiał Żółty
Português dente-de-leão
Română păpădie
Русский одуванчик
Slovenčina púpava
Slovenščina regrat rumen
Shqip luleradhiqe
Српски maslačak rumen rumen маслачак
Svenska maskros
Tagalog amargon ngiping-leon
Türkçe aslan dişi karahindiba radika
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
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

dandelion and burdock dandelion clock dandelion coffee dandelion greens dandelion salad dandelion seed

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