thistledown

English

Etymology

thistle +‎ down

Noun

thistledown (usually uncountable, plural thistledowns)

The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.

Translations

pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle

Czech: chmýří n
Irish: canach feochadáin m
Plautdietsch: Disteljedaun m

Scottish Gaelic: fras cluarain f
Spanish: vilano (es) m, vilano de cardo m

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