"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. The term is applied when the flower is used, or is thought of as suitable for use, in a children's pastime by which the number of puffs needed to blow the filamentous achenes from a dandelion is supposed to tell the time. Tags: British Categories (lifeform): Cichorieae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-dandelion_clock-en-noun-AdQ-JBI1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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