Taraxacum

[tә'ræksәkәm]

(noun.) an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions.

Editor: Wendell--From WordNet

n. the root of the dandelion a tonic laxative in diseases of the liver.—n. Tarax′acine a crystallisable substance extracted from the foregoing.

Typist: Maxine