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THISTLEDOWN
thistledown
(noun) pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thistledown (usually uncountable, plural thistledowns)
The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
Source: Wiktionary
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