Pusteblume

== German == === Etymology === Attested 19th century, chiefly from Low German dialects. Analysable as pusten (“to blow”) +‎ Blume (“flower”), from the children’s habit of blowing off the seeds. However, this may be only a remotivation of an underlying dialectal Pissblume, from the dandelion's diuretic effect; compare Dutch pisbloem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuːstəˌbluːmə/ === Noun === Pusteblume f (genitive Pusteblume, plural Pusteblumen) (somewhat informal) a blowball, dandelion clock (seedhead of dandelion) (colloquial, often childish) dandelion (plant) Synonym: Löwenzahn ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Pusteblume” in Duden online