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Definition of Leontodon autumnalis
1. Noun. Fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leontodon Autumnalis
Literary usage of Leontodon autumnalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"Fall Dandelion (leontodon autumnalis). X J. Stems six inches to two feet tall,
smooth, slender, branching, thickened at summit, with small, pointed, ..."
2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"leontodon autumnalis. Composite Family. Scape.—Five to fifteen inches high ;
branching. Leaves.—From the root; toothed or deeply incised. Flower-heads. ..."
3. The Language of Flowers: The Floral Offering: a Token of Affection and by Henrietta Dumont (1852)
"St. Laurence Justinian, first patriarch of Venice. 1455. 6. Dandelion, Leontodon
autumnalis. St. Pambo of Nitria, 385. 7. ..."