穂ほ綿わた

noun

cattail cotton; bulrush down

The fluffy seed fibers of cattails (Typha) or similar plants, used historically as tinder or stuffing.

• 穂ほ綿わたを集あつめて枕まくらに詰つめた。

  They gathered cattail fluff and stuffed it into a pillow.

• 昔むかしは穂ほ綿わたを火ほ口くちとして使つかった。

  In the past, cattail cotton was used as tinder.