Kalmar "Blowball" ba kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce a cikin Ingilishi na zamani, don haka ba a samun ta a yawancin ƙamus. Koyaya, a wasu lokuta ana amfani da "ƙwallon ƙafa" azaman sunan gama gari don nau'in shuka, wanda aka sani a kimiyance azaman Taraxacum officinale ko kuma galibi azaman Dandelion. Sunan "Blowball" na iya nufin ƙullun shukar, kawunan iri masu kamanni waɗanda iska za ta iya kawar da su. A cikin wannan mahallin, "Blowball" wani nau'i ne na ciyawa mai furanni rawaya da kawuna masu launin fari waɗanda iska za ta iya tarwatsa su.