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Pappus

Pappus Meaning & Definition
Pappus Definition And Meaning

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

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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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