"blowball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blowballs [plural]
Etymology: blow + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blow|ball}} blow + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} blowball (plural blowballs)
  1. The downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock.
    Sense id: en-blowball-en-noun-172mowL7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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