TARAXACUM


Meaning of TARAXACUM in English

-ksəkəm noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic ṭarakhshaqūn wild chicory

1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly weedy nearly cosmopolitan scapose perennial herbs (family Compositae) having long tap roots, toothed or pinnatifid leaves, usually yellow flower heads, and achenes with a simple pappus — see dandelion , kok-saghyz

2. -s : the dried rhizome and roots of the dandelion ( T. officinale ) used as a bitter and laxative

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