Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dandelion

n. a composite plant, Taraxacum officinale, with jagged leaves and a large bright-yellow flower on a hollow stalk, followed by a globular head of seeds with downy tufts. Phrases and idioms dandelion clock the downy seed-head of a dandelion. dandelion coffee dried and powdered dandelion roots; a drink made from this. Etymology: F dent-de-lion transl. med.L dens leonis lion's tooth