løvetann

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

løve +‎ tann. Calque of German Löwenzahn, itself a calque of Latin dēns leōnis.

Noun

løvetann m or f (definite singular løvetannen or løvetanna, indefinite plural løvetann or løvetanner, definite singular løvetannene)

  1. a dandelion (plant, wild flower (genus Taraxacum))

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

løve +‎ tann. Calque of German Löwenzahn, itself a calque of Latin dēns leōnis.

Noun

løvetann f (definite singular løvetanna, indefinite plural løvetenner, definite plural løvetennene)

  1. a dandelion (plant, wild flower)

References

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