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1. (n.) pappus
a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and thistle.
Etymology: (1695–1705; < NL < Gk páppos down, lit., grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down))
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1. (noun) pappus
calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
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1. (noun) pappus
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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