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  2. Taraxacum officinale - Wikipedia

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    Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American ...

  3. Taraxacum - Wikipedia

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    The common name dandelion (/ ˈ d æ n d ə l aɪ. ən / DAN-də-ly-ən; from French dent-de-lion 'lion's tooth', referring to the jagged leaves) is also given to specific members of the genus. [8] Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head.

  4. Copper(II) oxide - Wikipedia

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    As a significant product of copper mining, copper(II) oxide is the starting point for the production of many other copper salts. For example, many wood preservatives are produced from copper oxide. [3] Cupric oxide is used as a pigment in ceramics to produce blue, red, and green, and sometimes gray, pink, or black glazes. [3]

  5. Taraxacum ceratophorum - Wikipedia

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    Taraxacum ceratophorum, also known as the horned dandelion, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Taraxacum and family Asteraceae. [1] This alpine species has a preference for mountainous habitat, where it can be found growing at elevations up to 3000 meters above sea level. [ 2 ]

  6. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    A name often of no botanical standing and not governed by the ICNCP. The term generally applies to names such as Trademark Names, names covered by Plant Breeders Rights, Patents and Promotional Names, which are often used to enhance the sale of a plant. commissure The seam or face at which two carpel s adhere. See also fissure and suture. community

  7. Taraxacum albidum - Wikipedia

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    Taraxacum albidum is a species of dandelion that grows in eastern Eurasia. [1] A member of the Asteraceae, it is a perennial herbaceous plant native to southern Japan.. It is sometimes mistaken for Taraxacum coreanum, but T. coreanum grows wild chiefly in the Korean Peninsula and some parts of China.

  8. Copper oxide - Wikipedia

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    Copper oxide is any of several binary compounds composed of the elements copper and oxygen. Two oxides are well known, Cu 2 O and CuO, corresponding to the minerals cuprite and tenorite, respectively. Paramelaconite (Cu 4 O 3) is less well characterized. [1] Copper oxide may refer to: Copper(I) oxide (cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O) Copper(II) oxide ...

  9. Tenorite - Wikipedia

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    Tenorite, sometimes also called Black Copper, is a copper oxide mineral with the chemical formula CuO. The chemical name is Copper(II) oxide or cupric oxide. Occurrence