taraxacum

/tə'ræksəkəm/

Thân thiện

A child blows on a fluffy taraxacum to scatter its seeds.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of flowering plants: Taraxacum is the scientific genus name for a group of plants in the aster family (Asteraceae/Compositae), commonly known as dandelions.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The lawn was covered with Taraxacum. (The lawn was covered with dandelions.)
  • Some species within the genus Taraxacum are used in herbal medicine. (Some species within the genus Taraxacum are used in herbal medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The word is used formally to refer to the entire genus in scientific contexts.
  • The study focused on the reproductive biology of Taraxacum.

Variants and Related Words

• Dandelion (n): The common name for plants in the genus .
  • She made a salad with dandelion leaves.

Synonyms

• Dandelion: The common name for plants belonging to this genus.

Notes on Meaning

• The word is primarily a scientific, taxonomic term. In everyday language, the common name "dandelion" is almost always used instead.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Taraxacum
• genus Taraxacum