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taraxacums

taraxacums is the plural of taraxacum.

Meaning of taraxacum

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

Questions about taraxacums

What is taraxacums the plural of?
Taraxacums is the plural of taraxacum.

Words near taraxacums in the dictionary

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

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