Dan"de*li`on (?), n. [F. dent de lion lion's
tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion.]
(Bot.) A well-known plant of the
genus Taraxacum (T.
officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and Leontodos
Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.