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👋Приветствую! • Одуванчик (одуванчики) (masc.noun) [a-du-van'-chik (a-du-van'-chi-ki]) A dandelion(s) • Одуванчиковое поле (neuter adj.+noun) [a-du-van'-chi-ka-va-ye po-le] A dandelion field 🔻The Russian name одуванчик is derived from the verb form оду‌ть, which is equivalent to the literary обдуть [ap-dut'] to blow away/off. 🔻This name reflects a characteristic feature of the plant: its fluffy seeds are carried away by the wind or a light puff of air. 🔻The English name dandelion originated from the French phrase dents de lion, which means lion's tooth. It is believed that the shape of the dandelion's leaves resembles a lion's tooth. 🔻In the Middle Ages, the dandelion was called Caput monachi or monk's head. This is because the bare receptacle remaining after the seeds have dispersed resembles a bald head. ❓️What is the dandelion called in your language? #useful_vocabulary 😎RCR | Support | Boost