About The Word Pappus
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Pappus
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What's The Definition Of Pappus?
[n] calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pappus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pappus: See Also | calyx | thistledown Pappus In Webster's Dictionary \Pap"pus\, n. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a
substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles,
dandelions, and most other plants of the order
{Composit[ae]}; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which
represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
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