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blowball

blowball

1 7.9
A round fluffy seed head of a dandelion that the wind carries away
  • noun
  • /ˈbloʊˌbɔl/
: diente de león
  • Look at that blowball!

Examples

  • She made a wish and gently blew on the blowball, scattering its seeds into the air.

  • In the meadow, countless blowballs stood where dandelions had flowered just weeks before.

  • Children love to pick blowballs and watch the seeds float away on the breeze.

  • The blowball floated away.

  • The dandelion's blowball floated away in the gentle breeze, carrying its seeds to new places.

  • Children love to blow on a dandelion blowball and watch the seeds scatter in the air.

  • As I walked through the field, I saw countless blowballs dancing in the wind, creating a magical scene.

Synonyms

thistledown
vsblowball
1 8.9

Soft feathery bits on thistle seeds that float in the wind

is a round fluffy cluster of seeds rather than loose silky fibers

Surface Forms

blowball singular
blowballs plural

Morphology

blowball = blow + ball (transparent) = blow + ball

The meaning is directly compositional: a rounded seed head conceived as a 'ball' that is blown away by a 'blow' or gust.

Etymology

Blowball comes from two simple words: blow meaning 'to move air' and ball meaning 'round object'. So a blowball is the round, fluffy seed head of a dandelion or similar plant that you scatter by blowing.