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+ ==Etymology==

+ Recorded from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) From [[enm|dent-de-lioun]],^(AHD)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|dent de lion|t=lion's tooth]],^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) a translation of [[la-med|dēns leōnis]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) from Latin ''dēns'' “tooth” and ''leōnis'', genitive of ''leō'' “lion”.^(AHD)^(Etymonline) The name refers to the toothed outline of the leaves.^(OED 1989)^(RHWU)

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+ Other names refer to the plant's diuretic properties, such as Middle English ''piss-a-bed'' and French ''pissenlit''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}