dandelion
Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow…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).
» Why are dandelions considered weeds?
Почему одуванчики считаются сорняками?
Meaning
3 senses(countable)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).
Löwenzahn, Hundeblume, Kuhblume
одува́нчикoduvánčik
кульба́баkulʹbába
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
(countable)The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
Löwenzahnfarbe, Löwenzahngelb
(uncountable)A yellow colour, like that of the flower.
Examples
28 sentencesWhy are dandelions considered weeds?
ruПочему одуванчики считаются сорняками?
Dandelions often grow in lawns.
There are a lot of dandelions in the lawn.
На газоні багато кульбаб.
ruНа газоне много одуванчиков.
In the spring, the fields are covered with dandelions.
Навесні поля вкриті кульбабами.
ruВесной поля покрываются одуванчиками.
The children blow dandelions to see the seeds disperse on the wind.
Діти дмухають на кульбабки щоб побачити, як насіння розлітається по вітру.
ruДети дуют на одуванчики, чтобы увидеть, как семена разлетаются по ветру.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dentdelyon, from Old French dent de lion (“lion's tooth”), also in LatFrom Middle English dentdelyon, from Old French dent de lion (“lion's tooth”), also in Latin dēns leōnis, referring to the jagged shape of the plant's leaves. The term is now rare in French (together with liondent, calque from Germanic), but compare Spanish diente de león, Portuguese dente-de-leão, Italian dente di leone, German Löwenzahn, Norwegian Bokmål løvetann, Welsh dant y llew, all descendants, calques, or loan translations of the Latin term. First attested in the late 14th c.
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Forms
plural: dandelions| Singular | dandelion |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- 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:blowball
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable