blowball

Noun
Synonyms: dandelion

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed ballsSynonyms: dandelionType of herb, herbaceous plantKinds common dandelion, Russian dandelionMember of Taraxacum, genus Taraxacum
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Blow′ball′ (…), noun

The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away. Ben Jonson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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