blowball

• Sustantivo que designa cualquier planta del género Taraxacum, con raíces profundas, hojas recortadas y flores amarillas que se convierten en cabezuelas esféricas de semillas con vilanos, que se dispersan al viento.

A noun referring to any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum, characterized by long tap roots, deeply notched leaves, and bright yellow flowers that are followed by fluffy seed balls.

1. Dandelion seed headB1informal

   The fluffy, spherical seed head of a dandelion plant, composed of many tiny seeds attached to fine hairs that allow them to be dispersed by the wind.

   Fruto del diente de león

   • The child picked a blowball and blew the seeds into the air.
   • In the summer, the field was covered in white blowballs.
   • He made a wish and scattered the blowball's seeds.

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