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LEONTODON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Leontodon mean?
• LEONTODON (noun)
The noun LEONTODON has 1 sense:
1. hawkbit
Familiarity information: LEONTODON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hawkbit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Leontodon; Leontodon
Hypernyms ("Leontodon" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Leontodon"):
hawkbit (any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions)
Holonyms ("Leontodon" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
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