Leontodon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Leontodon
    n 1: hawkbit [syn: {Leontodon}, {genus Leontodon}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Leontodon \Le*on"to*don\ (l[-e]*[o^]n"t[-o]*d[o^]n), n. [Gr.
   le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf.
   {Lion's-tooth}, {Dandelion}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall
   dandelion ({Leontodon autumnale}), and formerly the true
   dandelion; -- called also {lion's tooth}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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