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If ‘Dandelion’ Comes from “Dent de Lion,” Where does the Irish name ‘Caisearbhán’ come from? [Ainmneacha Plandaí 2] Posted by róislín on Sep 23, 2016
(le Róislín) Since we’ve recently been looking at luibhainmneacha (plant names) in Irish, I thought this would be a good time to revisit the dandelion, one of the mostly widely visible and easily recognizable plants of all, even for a “neamhluibheolaí” like myself. You might remember cúpla iarbhlagmhír on this topic (naisc thíos), but here’s…