"thistledown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thistledowns [plural]
Etymology: thistle + down Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thistle|down}} thistle + down Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} thistledown (usually uncountable, plural thistledowns)
  1. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Thistles Translations (pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle): vil·là [masculine] (Catalan), chmýří [neuter] (Czech), canach feochadáin [masculine] (Irish), Disteljedaun [masculine] (Plautdietsch), fras cluarain [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), vilano [masculine] (Spanish), vilano de cardo [masculine] (Spanish), gwlân ysgall [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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