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PAPPI
PAPPUS
pappus
(noun) calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pappi
plural of pappus
Anagrams
• Pippa
Source: Wiktionary
PAPPUS
Pap"pus, n. Etym: [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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