Dandelion (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The lawn was dotted with dandelions, their bright yellow flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
- As a child, she loved blowing on the fluffy seed balls of the dandelion to make wishes.
- The dandelion's long tap root made it difficult to eradicate from the garden.
- In some cultures, the leaves of the dandelion are eaten as a salad green, prized for their bitter flavor.
- The dandelion's bright yellow flowers were a welcome sight in the early spring, a harbinger of warmer weather to come.