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Taraxacum
Taraxacum (family Compositae) A genus of herbs, many of which contain latex. T. officinale (dandelion) is a cosmopolitan weed. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals or salad plants, and in Russia rubber is obtained from the latex of T. bicorne. There are 60 species but they are apomictic, so there are hundreds of microspecies. They occur in northern temperate regions and temperate S. America.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Taraxacum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Taraxacum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Taraxacum.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Taraxacum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Taraxacum.html |
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taraxacum
taraxacum (drug prepared from) dandelion. XVIII. — medL. — Arab. ṭar(a)ḵšaḳūḳ — Pers. talḵchakūk ‘bitter herb’.
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T. F. HOAD. "taraxacum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "taraxacum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-taraxacum.html T. F. HOAD. "taraxacum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-taraxacum.html |
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