Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite plants, of the tribe Cichoriaceæ and subtribe Hypochœrideæ.
- noun [lowercase] A plant of this genus, or a drug prepared from it.
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- noun medicine The dried root of the
dandelion once used as atonic
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- noun an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions
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Examples
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Fighting weeds like the taraxacum officinale (aka dandelion) is an annual American ritual.
Bill Chameides: Weeds in the Garden: Spraying May Be Harmful to Your Health 2009
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See also specific dairy products dandelion taraxacum off.
Gentle Healing for Baby and Child Andrea Candee 2000
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And this one with the notched leaf is taraxacum, our good old dandelion, which the French use for salad.
Chapter XI 1917
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If you find out that its correct botanical name is _Leontodon taraxacum_ or
Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Richard Jefferies 1867
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-- Considering that the root of the dandelion is so largely used in medicine for making taraxacum, it is to be regretted that the leaves of the plant are not utilised in this country as they are abroad for making salad.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867
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I immediately ordered a spoonful of the infusum Digitalis every six hours, with a small quantity of laudanum, to prevent its running off by stool, and decoction of leontodon taraxacum to allay his thirst.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases William Withering 1770
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There is also evidence that taraxacum may normalize blood sugar.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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You make need to adjust these amounts to your taste if you like it stronger or weaker, dandelion Root native American coffee wilderness survival, dandelion herb or taraxacum, Herbs Review for Herbs that detox.
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You make need to adjust these amounts to your taste if you like it stronger or weaker, dandelion Root native American coffee wilderness survival, dandelion herb or taraxacum, Herbs Review for Herbs that detox.
WN.com - Articles related to The Starbucks on Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette experience 2010
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Unlike other diuretics, taraxacum leaves contain good amounts of potassium, a mineral that is often lost during increased urination.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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