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Pappus

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Noun
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pap=pus

CIDE DICTIONARY

Pappusn. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. .].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Pappus, n. (pl. pappi) a group of hairs on the fruit of thistles, dandelions, etc.

Derivative
pappose adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk pappos

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