‖ leontodon|liːˈɒntədən| [mod.L., f.Gr. λεοντ-, λέων lion + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth: a transl. of dandelion.] A plant of the genus Leontodon, of which the Dandelion was the original type. 1807Crabbe Par. Reg. i. Wks. 1823 I. 64 There Arums, there Leontodons we view.