noun
- the rounded seed head of a dandelion, consisting of fine, hair-like structures that disperse seeds when blown
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- The child picked a blowball from the lawn and blew the seeds into the air.
- Blowballs dotted the meadow, ready to scatter their seeds on the wind.
- She made a wish and blew on the blowball, watching the seeds drift away.
- The garden was full of blowballs in late summer.
- Blowing on a blowball is a favorite pastime for children.