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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