Meanings
noundandelion clock (plural dandelion clocks)
plural dandelion clocks
- UKA single stem of a dandelion in its post-flowering state with the downy covering of its head intact.
Dandelion clocks! -- Pray what are they? ... by far the best clock is made by blowing the downy seed of the dandelion.
1841 April 28, “Breakfast Table Science for Young People”, in Parley's Magazine, New York, page 112
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
German Pusteblume
- Pusteblumesingle stem of a dandelion
Icelandic biðukolla
- biðukollasingle stem of a dandelion
Irish cloigín
- cloigínsingle stem of a dandelion
Polish dmuchawiec
- dmuchawiecsingle stem of a dandelion
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