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Étymologie du mot [modifier]
« Pissenlit » attesté dès le XVe siècle, est évidemment lié aux propriétés diurétiques de la plante. C'est-à-dire de certains des espèces du genre Taraxacum, notamment de la section Ruderalia.
Le pissenlit commun est aussi connu sous le nom de dent-de-lion, lié à la forme recourbée des dents de ses feuilles. Cette expression est bien sûr à l'origine du terme anglais : dandelion
Yes, < pissenlit > refers to the diuretic properties of the leaves, < dandelion > to the curved toothlike form of the leaves. The bleeched young rosettes of the leaves are a springtime (bitter) delicacy. The leaves are bleeched by covering them with a layer of earth when they have the right size. Because of the resemblance of this little heap of earth to a molehill we call it 'molsla' (molesalad). Not to be confused with the Mexican mole salad.
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