Uk English Meaning of pappus

pappus

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Definitions and Meaning of pappus in English

Wordnet

pappus (n)

calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

Webster

pappus (n.)

The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.

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pappus

calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelionsThe hairy or feathery appendage of the ache

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pappous => pappous, pappose => downy, pappoose => papoose, pappiform => Papillary, pappataci fever => Sandfly fever,