The round, fluffy seed head of a dandelion that disperses seeds when blown.
From 'blow' (the action of wind) + 'ball' (the round shape). A descriptive compound term for the distinctive spherical structure that children blow to spread seeds.
Dandelion blowballs are nature's perfect engineering—each seed has a tiny parachute that catches air currents, allowing them to travel miles from the parent plant, which is why dandelions spread so successfully that gardeners consider them weeds despite their elegant design.
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