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Definition of love in a puff
love in a puff
Plural:loves in a puff
• noun
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A fast-growing tropical climbing vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) in the soapberry family, cultivated for its delicate clusters of tiny four-petaled white flowers and distinctive papery, inflated balloon-like seed pods containing black seeds marked with a white heart shape.
Example
"The garden trellis was covered in love in a puff, whose lantern-like green pods rustled softly in the autumn breeze."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Love in a puff. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/love-in-a-puff