Masculin

Löwenzahn

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine, strong) dandelion
  2. (masculine, strong) any plant of the genera Taraxacum or Leontodon
  3. (masculine, strong) tooth of a lion

Concepts

pissenlit commun

Taraxacum

laitue de chien

Synonymes

Hundeblume

Kuhblume

Saublume

Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn

Seichblume

Mönchsblume

Schmalzbleaml

Wiesenlattich

Milchstock

Schaftlöwenzahn

Wiesen-Löwenzähne

Taraxacum

Milchkraut

Kettenkraut

Laternenblume

Fréquence

34k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈløːvənˌtsaːn/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

In the literal sense inherited from Middle High German lewenzan, equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + -n- + Zahn (“tooth”). The botanic sense is a 16th-century calque of Latin dēns leōnis, whence also English dandelion.

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