pappus
noun
pap·pus ˈpa-pəs 
plural pappi ˈpa-ˌpī
-ˌpē
: an appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek pappos
First Known Use
circa 1704, in the meaning defined above
- off duty
- off form
- off guard
- off message
- off of
- off one's back
- off one's feet
- off one's game
- off one's gourd
- off one's hands
- off one's head
- off one's own bat
- off one's rocker
- off one's trolley
- off pitch
- off plumb
- off premises
- off schedule
- off sick
- off soundings
- off stump
- off target
- off the air
- off the bat
- off the beaten path