DANDELION GREEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dandelion green mean? 

• DANDELION GREEN (noun)
  The noun DANDELION GREEN has 2 senses:

1. the foliage of the dandelion plant

2. edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine

  Familiarity information: DANDELION GREEN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DANDELION GREEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The foliage of the dandelion plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dandelion green" is a kind of...):

foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Holonyms ("dandelion green" is a part of...):

common dandelion; Taraxacum officinale; Taraxacum ruderalia (Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dandelion green" is a kind of...):

green; greens; leafy vegetable (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)

Holonyms ("dandelion green" is a part of...):

common dandelion; Taraxacum officinale; Taraxacum ruderalia (Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine)