Word: dandelion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contained a first-aid kit, a few flares, some radio batteries and a 9-mm pistol, among other items. In his vest, O'Grady also had an "evasion chart" -- a waterproof map with pointers on how to survive in northwestern Bosnia, including cues for edible plants such as dandelion, licorice root and nettle. His most important asset was a 28-oz. PRC-112, a survival radio, barely larger than a Walkman, that can operate for as long as seven hours on a single battery and can broadcast a locating beep, Morse code or voice...
...mystery of poet Emily Dickinson's reclusive life has long intrigued readers. A newly discovered letter to her sister-in-law provides insight: "Forgive me if I never visit. I am from the fields, you know, and while quite at home with the dandelion, make a sorry figure in a drawing room...
Since violet blue was retired 14 months ago, 300 crayon aficionados a month have been complaining to Crayola maker Binney & Smith. The Easton, Pa., company took eight traditional colored crayons off the market and replaced them with such New Age hues as cerulean, dandelion and vivid tangerine. But protests from groups such as RUMPS (the Raw Umber and Maize Preservation Society) have swayed the crayon giant. One million boxes of the Crayola Eight came back on the market last week...
...venerable publishing house's logo portrays a young woman blowing softly through a dandelion, sowing knowledge. What an upset, then, for Larousse to discover spores of deadly misinformation in the latest edition of its dictionary. A color illustration on page 203 of the 1991 Petit Larousse en Couleurs incorrectly identifies three highly poisonous wild mushrooms as being harmless...