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Definition of Leontodon
1. Noun. Hawkbit.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Hawkbit
Definition of Leontodon
1. n. A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (L. autumnale), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth.
Medical Definition of Leontodon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Leontodon
Literary usage of Leontodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Type species : leontodon Taraxacum L. Outer involucral bracts reflexed; achenes
greenish brown, ... leontodon Taraxacum L. Dandelion. Blowball. Fig. 4062. ..."