thistledown
noun
this·tle·down
ˈthi-səl-ˌdau̇n 
: the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
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So that the old terror, of exclusion — or abandonment perhaps — didn’t trouble us, any more than the thistledown troubled us whirling softly off the vegetation by the water.
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New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
But for now, a cold April’s closing moments parachute slowly home, so by mid-afternoon snow is recast as seed heads and thistledown.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2022
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New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
But for now, a cold April’s closing moments parachute slowly home, so by mid-afternoon snow is recast as seed heads and thistledown.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2022
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“Thistledown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thistledown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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thistledown
noun
this·tle·down
ˈthis-əl-ˌdau̇n
: the mass of seed-carrying fluffy bristles from the ripe flower head of a thistle
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