"dandelion clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dandelion clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dandelion clock (plural dandelion clocks)
  1. (British) A single stem of a dandelion in its post-flowering state with the downy covering of its head intact. Tags: British Synonyms: blowball, puffball Translations (single stem of a dandelion): Pusteblume [feminine] (German), biðukolla [feminine] (Icelandic), cloigín [masculine] (Irish), dmuchawiec [masculine] (Polish)

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