dandelion
/ˈdændɪlaɪən/noun
उच्चारण डैन्डिलायन
डैंडेलियन (पीले फूलों वाला एक जंगली पौधा), सिंहपर्णी
Core word
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a small wild plant with a bright yellow flower, which later becomes a soft white ball of seeds that are blown away by the wind
डैंडेलियन (पीले फूलों वाला एक जंगली पौधा), सिंहपर्णी
- The children blew the seeds off a dandelion clock.
- The lawn was full of dandelions.
- A dandelion pushed up through a crack in the pavement.
+ 2 more examples
- She made a wish and blew on the dandelion.
- Dandelion leaves can be eaten in salads.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dandelion / dandelions (countable)
Dandelion is countable; the plural is dandelions. It names the plant and its flower.
Dandelion countable है; इसका plural dandelions है। यह पौधे और उसके फूल दोनों का नाम है।
- A dandelion was growing through the crack in the pavement.
- The field was yellow with dandelions.
dandelion clock / seeds / leaves
A dandelion clock is the round white ball of seeds; the leaves are sometimes eaten in salads or used in tea.
Dandelion clock बीजों की गोल सफ़ेद गेंद है; पत्तियों को कभी सलाद में खाया या चाय में डाला जाता है।
- The child blew on the dandelion clock and made a wish.
- Dandelion leaves are rich in vitamins.
dandelion + verb (grow, spread, bloom)
Dandelions spread quickly and are treated as weeds in lawns.
Dandelions तेज़ी से फैलते हैं और लॉन में खरपतवार माने जाते हैं।
- Dandelions spread fast across the lawn.
- The dandelions bloom from spring until autumn.
dandelion in literature and exams
The word is common in poems about nature and growing; learn it with weed, seed, bloom and drift.
यह शब्द प्रकृति और बढ़ने पर कविताओं में आम है; इसे weed, seed, bloom और drift के साथ सीखें।
- A dandelion seed drifted down onto the open page of her book.
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adjective + dandelion
yellowwildfluffycommonbright
- A bright dandelion pushed up through the grass.
verb + dandelion
pickblowpull updig outeat
- The gardener pulled up every dandelion on the lawn.
dandelion + noun
seedclockteasaladroot
- Dandelion tea is a traditional herbal drink.
dandelion + in
in the grassin the lawnin the fieldin a crack
- A dandelion grew in a crack in the wall.
dandelion + verb
driftfloatsproutwitherscatter
- The dandelion seeds drifted over the school wall.
“More examples 7
- The wind carried the seeds of the dandelion across the valley.
हवा ने dandelion के बीजों को घाटी के पार पहुँचा दिया।
- Radhika blew on a dandelion and watched the seeds float away.
राधिका ने dandelion पर फूँक मारी और बीजों को उड़ते देखा।
- Dandelions are called weeds, but they feed bees early in spring.
Dandelions को खरपतवार कहा जाता है, पर वे वसंत की शुरुआत में मधुमक्खियों को भोजन देते हैं।
- The yellow flower of the dandelion turns into a white ball of seeds.
Dandelion का पीला फूल बीजों की सफ़ेद गेंद में बदल जाता है।
- In the poem, a dandelion stands for a small but stubborn hope.
कविता में dandelion एक छोटी पर जिद्दी आशा का प्रतीक है।
- Radhika wrote a short poem about a dandelion that refuses to die.
राधिका ने एक dandelion पर एक छोटी कविता लिखी जो मरने से इनकार करता है।
- You cannot easily remove dandelions from a lawn, because their roots go deep.
लॉन से dandelions को आसानी से हटाया नहीं जा सकता, क्योंकि उनकी जड़ें गहरी जाती हैं।
⌂Word origin and word building
From French 'dent de lion', meaning lion's tooth, because of the shape of its leaves.
यह French शब्द 'dent de lion' से आया है, जिसका अर्थ शेर का दाँत है, क्योंकि इसकी पत्तियों का आकार ऐसा होता है।