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Santa Claus


noun the fluffy airborne seed of various plants, such as the moth plant or Scotch thistle. Compare fairy, Father Christmas, robber, wish. [Dutch dialect Sante Klaas St Nicholas]

Contributor's comments: We always called them Santa Clauses in Merriwa (2329 Upper Hunter). You would whisper your Christmas requests to them and let them float away on the breeze to Santa Claus.