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Löwenzahn

Löwenzahn

German

Noun

Löwenzahn m ‎(genitive Löwenzahnes or Löwenzahns, plural Löwenzähne)

  1. a plant of the Taraxacum or Leontodon genera
    1. dandelion
    2. Taraxacum campylodes (syn. Taraxacum officinale)
  2. tooth of a lion

Declension

Etymology

Löwe ‎(“lion”) +‎ -n- +‎ Zahn ‎(“tooth”). In the botanic sense a calque of Latin dēns leōnis, whence also English dandelion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈløːvənˌtsaːn/, [ˈløːvn̩ˌtsaːn]

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