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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