fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 days agoAch aye, Scottish words for plantsmander.xyzimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAch aye, Scottish words for plantsmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoIronic, given that the English “dandelion” was borrowed from the Old French dent de leon (“lion’s tooth”).
minus-squareTiger666@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days 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.