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taraxacum

taraxacum noun: the dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.

Noun

taraxacum (countable and uncountable, plural taraxacums)

  1. The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.
    • Take dandelion root, dried and sliced, six ounces […] This is an excellent way of taking taraxacum.1882, John Gardner, Household Medicine and Sick-room Guide, page 431
  2. A plant of the genus Taraxacum.
    • This species is different from the preceding taraxacums.1969, Joseph Barrell, Flora of the Gunnison Basin: Gunnison, Saguache, and Hinsdale Counties, Colorado: a study in the distribution of plants
    Synonyms:
    dandelion

taraxacum meaning in Tamil

taraxacum in Tamil

சாமந்தியினச் செடிவகை

Synonyms of taraxacum

Forms of taraxacum

pluraltaraxacums

Questions about taraxacum

What does taraxacum mean?
Taraxacum means the dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.
What is taraxacum in Tamil?
Taraxacum in Tamil is சாமந்தியினச் செடிவகை. See Taraxacum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is taraxacum?
Taraxacum is a noun.
What is the plural of taraxacum?
The plural of taraxacum is taraxacums.

Words near taraxacum in the dictionary

  1. taraxacin
  2. taraxacine
  3. taraxacologist
  4. taraxacologists
  5. taraxacology
  6. taraxacum
  7. taraxacums
  8. taraxanthin
  9. taraxastane
  10. taraxastanes
  11. taraxasterol

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