What is the flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle called?
egret — (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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