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Pronunciation: tă-rak′să-kŭm
Definition: The dried rhizome and root of Taraxacum officinale (family Compositae), the dandelion, a wild plant of wide distribution throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere; alleged to be a tonic and hepatic stimulant.
[Mod. L. fr. Ar. tarakshagūn, wild chicory]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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