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noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower
Narrower terms: fall dandelion, arnica bud, Leontodon autumnalis
History
From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.
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