thistledown

English

Etymology

From thistle +‎ down.

Noun

thistledown (usually uncountable, plural thistledowns)

1. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.

Translations

pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle

• Catalan: vil·là m
• Czech: chmýří n
• Irish: canach feochadáin m
• Plautdietsch: Disteljedaun m
• Scottish Gaelic: fras cluarain f
• Spanish: vilano (es) m, vilano de cardo m
• Welsh: gwlân ysgall m