leontodon

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun leontodon has 1 sense

leontodon(n = noun.plant) genus leontodon - hawkbit; Array

is a kind of asterid dicot genus

is a member of aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

leontodon, n. [Gr. le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf. Lion's-tooth, Dandelion.].

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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