pappus

[ pap-uhs ]

/ ˈpæp əs /

noun, plural pap·pi [pap-ahy]. /ˈpæp aɪ/. Botany.

a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.

Origin of pappus

1695–1705; <New Latin <Greek páppos down, literally, grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down)

Words nearby pappus

pappadam, pappardelle, pappenheimer, Pappenheimer body, pappose, pappus, Pappus of Alexandria, pappy, paprika, Pap smear, PAP technique

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Example sentences from the Web for pappus

Pappus of copious straw-color or brownish and rough capillary bristles.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Pappus pilosus, denticulato scaber, pluriserialis, radiolis exterioribus brevioribus.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Achenes 10-ribbed; pappus of rather rigid bristles, not plumose.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Achenes very thick and obovoid, flat at the top; pappus none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Achenes somewhat wedge-shaped, 3–4-angled; pappus a short 4-toothed crown.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for pappus

pappus

/ (ˈpæpəs) /

noun plural pappi (ˈpæpaɪ)

a ring of fine feathery hairs surrounding the fruit in composite plants, such as the thistle; aids dispersal of the fruits by the wind

Derived forms of pappus

pappose or pappous, adjective

Word Origin for pappus

C18: via New Latin, from Greek pappos grandfather, old man, old man's beard, hence: pappus, down

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Scientific definitions for pappus

pappus

[ păp′əs ]

Plural pappi (păp′ī)

A structure made of scales, bristles, or featherlike hairs that is attached to the seeds (called cypselae) of plants of the composite family and that aids in dispersal by the wind. The downy part of a dandelion or thistle seed is a pappus. The pappus is derived from a modified calyx.

单词	pappus
释义	pappus [ pap-uhs ] / ˈpæp əs / noun, plural pap·pi [pap-ahy]. /ˈpæp aɪ/. Botany. a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle. Origin of pappus 1695–1705; <New Latin <Greek páppos down, literally, grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down) Words nearby pappus pappadam, pappardelle, pappenheimer, Pappenheimer body, pappose, pappus, Pappus of Alexandria, pappy, paprika, Pap smear, PAP technique Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pappus Pappus of copious straw-color or brownish and rough capillary bristles. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Pappus pilosus, denticulato scaber, pluriserialis, radiolis exterioribus brevioribus. Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)\|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied Achenes 10-ribbed; pappus of rather rigid bristles, not plumose. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Achenes very thick and obovoid, flat at the top; pappus none. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Achenes somewhat wedge-shaped, 3–4-angled; pappus a short 4-toothed crown. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for pappus pappus / (ˈpæpəs) / noun plural pappi (ˈpæpaɪ) a ring of fine feathery hairs surrounding the fruit in composite plants, such as the thistle; aids dispersal of the fruits by the wind Derived forms of pappus pappose or pappous, adjective Word Origin for pappus C18: via New Latin, from Greek pappos grandfather, old man, old man's beard, hence: pappus, down Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pappus pappus [ păp′əs ] Plural pappi (păp′ī) A structure made of scales, bristles, or featherlike hairs that is attached to the seeds (called cypselae) of plants of the composite family and that aids in dispersal by the wind. The downy part of a dandelion or thistle seed is a pappus. The pappus is derived from a modified calyx. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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