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thistledown

noun thistledowns

  1. uncountable, usually The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. Yet, let me not reproach myself, since the blame is due to her lightness of heart, her fickle fancy—no stabler than gossamer or thistledown—which the first wanton breath wafts elsewhere.

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noun pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle

Españolvilano, vilano de cardo

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@misc{thistledown_2026,
  title = {thistledown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thistledown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}