Taraxacum officinale

Definitions of Taraxacum officinale
  1. noun
    Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine
    synonyms: Taraxacum ruderalia, common dandelion
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    type of:
    blowball, dandelion
    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
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