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noun • calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions | ||||||||
| 58% | 5 | A heron whose French name, “aigrette”, is used to describe one of said wader’s plumes; or, a feathery crown or “clock” of a dandelion | ||||||
noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||||
| 50% | 8 | Type of clock also known as a grandfather clock | ||||||
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From The Greek For Grandfather Or Old Mans Beard A Parachute Of Fine Feathery Hairs On Each Seed Of A Dandelion Clock Or Thistle To Assist Its Dispersal By The Wind Crossword Clue
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PAPPUS which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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PAPPUS
Updated: October 12, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | A downy aigrette, marabou or other large, ornamental or showy feather; or, something reminiscent of said panache, such as a cloud/wisp of smoke, a T-shaped white moth or a pappus of a dandelion clock
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
09 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 09 Sep 2023 |
2 | A heron whose French name, “aigrette”, is used to describe one of said wader’s plumes; or, a feathery crown or “clock” of a dandelion
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
22 Jul 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 22 Jul 2023 |
3 | Cloth made from fine hairs of seed pod
The Guardian Quick -
27 Oct 2005 | The Guardian Quick / 27 Oct 2005 |
4 | Grandfather, say (or a grandfather clock?)
The Guardian Quick -
01 May 2021 | The Guardian Quick / 01 May 2021 |
5 | Seed appendages that assist in wind dispersal | |
6 | Type of clock also known as a grandfather clock | |
7 | ___'clock (dandelion)
New York Times -
09 Feb 1980 | New York Times / 09 Feb 1980 |
