(n.) The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away.
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Dandelion
Definition:
(n.) 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.
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(1) Words included in this title include mistletoe, gerbil, acorn, goldfish, guinea pig, dandelion, starling, fern, willow, conifer, heather, buttercup, sycamore, holly, ivy, and conker.
(2) Restriction site variation in DNA that encodes rRNA (rDNA) was surveyed among 714 offspring within 31 lineages (26 genotypes) of obligate asexually reproducing Taraxacum officinale (dandelions).
(3) Mouse-ear hawkweed, that mini dandelion on a tall stem, is visible everywhere.
(4) It began with a boy launching dandelion seeds into the breeze, which then floated over windfarms, arctic glaciers, Fairtrade coffee plantations, and other symbols of the Co-op Group's supposedly towering ethical standards.
(5) All were positive to dandelion extracts but only 2 reacted to the sesquiterpene-lactone-mix.
(6) Although the mix is a useful screening test for chrysanthemum dermatitis, it may miss dandelion allergy.
(7) Positive patch test reactions were 2+ for dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), false ragweed (Ambrosia acanthicarpa), giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida), short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia), sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), wild feverfew (Parthenium hysterophorus), yarrow (Achillea millifolium), and tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) and 1+ for Dahlia species and English ivy (Hedera helix).
(8) This was odd if you were on a bike - open your mouth and you got an involuntary snack, part aphid, part undigested lettuce or dandelion in their tiny stomachs.
(9) The allergological tests included skin tests and RAST with three different kinds of Swiss honey (dandelion, forest and rape), pollen of compositae species, celery tuber, extract of bee pharyngeal glands, honey bee venom and bee whole body extract.
(10) With the assumption that a provocation test gives the correct diagnosis, the possibility of predicting an allergy by means of the case history, a skin test, radioallergosorbent test (RAST) and combinations of these methods was evaluated for house dust, cow-, cat-, dog-, and horse-dander, timothy-, marguerite-, dandelion- and birch-pollen allergens.
(11) It is due to the ingestion of contaminated watercress or wild dandelions.
(12) Examination revealed that the bee pollen contained dandelion pollen, which belongs to the Compositae family as does ragweed.
(13) Who knew, as they witnessed the top-selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s shaking hands with a man in an enormous snowman outfit in the Merry Christmas Everyone video, that they were watching a man once feted by John Peel, who even attempted to sign him to his Dandelion label?
(14) Morrison: When it comes to border protection is that they are a field of dandelions.
(15) Treatment for 28 days with preparations of burdock (Arctium lappa), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), elder (Sambucus nigra), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), guayusa (Ilex guayusa), hop (Humulus lupulus), nettle (Urtica dioica), cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), sage (Salvia officinale), and wild carrot (Daucus carrota) did not affect the parameters of glucose homeostasis examined in normal mice (basal plasma glucose and insulin, glucose tolerance, insulin-induced hypoglycaemia and glycated haemoglobin).
(16) The agreement between positive RAST and positive skin test ranged from 82% for ragweed to only 12.5% for dandelion.
(17) Prop styling: Jennifer Kay If you can’t get dandelion, use treviso radicchio or rocket.
(18) 7 subjects, each giving a history suggesting dandelion dermatitis, were patch tested with extracts of dandelion as well as with other common members of the Compositae and to the sesquiterpene-lactone-mix.
(19) In popular culture, Norfolk represents nice but naff, a kind of watery, dandelion pleasantness.
(20) Brushing most of the powder off and offering dandelion greens to stimulate appetite helped.