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たんぽぽ 蒲公英
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Noun
1. dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)​Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. Taraxacum​Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion is given to members of the genus, and like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret.
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Other forms
蒲公英 【ほこうえい】、タンポポ
Notes
たんぽぽ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 蒲公英: Rarely-used kanji form. 蒲公英: Rarely-used kanji form.

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