Possessives

• seed: I wondered why would anyone point out the obvious, like sunsets or dandelion's seeds flying through the air.

Converse of object

• include: Other plants gathered included dandelion leaves for greens and salads, chicory roots for a coffee substitute, and cabbage leaves for chilblains!

• have: In the garden I have dandelions, clover, dock, nettles and a big patch of ground elder to take care of.

• blow: How about even simpler, even more unassuming activities, such as having fun blowing a dandelion 's seeds into the air.

• find: Weeds is what tortoises need, and if you can find some dandelions in your garden this will be a good start.

• use: Dandelions used to be grown in unheated greenhouses to provide salad leaves in winter.

• kill: The new European rules primarily ban lawn treatments which kill dandelions, nettles and brambles.

Adjective modifier

• humble: Dandelion Tea - The leaves and petals of the humble Dandelion make a diuretic tea for treating fluid retention and urinary infections.

• fresh: Fresh dandelion and chicory leaves and other spring greens are wonderful in salads.

• e.g.: Some common weed plants, e.g. dandelion and thistle go through their life-cycle fairly quickly.

• giant: Standing up thus against the large low moon, the daisies really seemed to be giant daisies, the dandelions to be giant dandelions.

• many: I have a lawn that contains nearly as many dandelions as blades of grass; there is also a fair bit of moss.

Modifies a noun

• root: Dandelion root coffee - 3 cups daily, will aid water retention.

• leaf: Watch for the surprise in the combination, foliage which looked remarkably like a dandelion leaf adding a nutty flavor to a refreshing salad.

• clock: Who too has not, as a child, picked a dandelion clock and blown away the seeds while making a wish?

• seed: Seed The seeds are flattish brown diamonds with a fluffy parachute, like a dandelion seed.

• tea: Try drinking dandelion tea, which is a natural diuretic.

• flower: Someone told me that this blossom below may be a dandelion flower.

Noun used with modifier

• example: The diet consists of natural plant material, for example dandelion, sow thistle, various herbs and red clover with occasional fruit.