taraxacum [təˈræksəkəm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any perennial plant of the genus Taraxacum, such as the dandelion, having dense heads of small yellow flowers and seeds with a feathery attachment: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the dried root of the dandelion, used as a laxative, diuretic, and tonic
[from Medieval Latin, from Arabic tarakhshaqūn wild chicory, perhaps of Persian origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  Taraxacum - an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelionsasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia |
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