dandelionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪ.ən/us/ˈdæn.də.laɪ.ən/a common small, bright yellow wild flower that has a lot of long, thin petals arranged in a circular pattern around a round centre:
The children took turns blowing the dandelion clock (= the mass of white threads to which the seeds are attached).
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