dandelion, blowball
(noun) any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blowball (plural blowballs)
The downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock.
Source: Wiktionary
Blow"ball` (, n.
Definition: The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
