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thistledown

/ˈθɪs.əl.daʊn/

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noun

/ˈθɪs.əl.daʊn/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее шелковистые, пушистые волоски, прикреплённые к семеновидному плоду чертополоха, которые помогают распространению ветром.

A noun referring to the silky, feathery hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle, which help in wind dispersal.

uncountable

  1. Thistle seed fluffC1formal

    The soft, feathery, silky hairs attached to the seed of a thistle plant, which help the seed to be carried by the wind.

    ruПух чертополоха

    • The field was covered in thistledown floating on the breeze.
    • Thistledown is so light that it can travel for miles.
    • Children love to blow thistledown and watch it drift away.

    Synonymspappus

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