fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoAch aye, Scottish words for plantsmander.xyzimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down13
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minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIronic, given that the English “dandelion” was borrowed from the Old French dent de leon (“lion’s tooth”).
minus-squareTiger666@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoLion not Leon Leon is a proper name for a person.
Ironic, given that the English “dandelion” was borrowed from the Old French dent de leon (“lion’s tooth”).
Lion not Leon
Leon is a proper name for a person.