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Botany. an appendage to a seed, often made of down or bristles, which aids in the seed's dispersal by the wind. Dandelion and thistle seeds have pappi.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pap — ap·lo·pap·pus; gen·i·pap; grand·pap·py; hap·lo·pap·pus; or·nitho·pap·pi; pap·a·ya·ce·ae; pap·e·lon·né; pap·e·terie; pap·il·lar; pap·il·lary; pap·il·late; pap·il·lec·to·my; pap·il·ledema; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·il·li·tis; pap·il·lo·ma;… … English syllables
pap|ule — «PAP yool», noun. a pimple that does not form pus. ╂[< Latin papula a swelling, pimple] … Useful english dictionary
pappus — pap·pus … English syllables
pappus — pap•pus [[t]ˈpæp əs[/t]] n. pl. pap•pi [[t]ˈpæp aɪ[/t]] bot 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… … From formal English to slang
Pappus — Pap|pus der; , Plur. u. se <über lat. pappus aus gr. páppos »Großvater«, weil die meist grauweiße Behaarung dem Kopfhaar eines Greises ähnelt> haar od. borstenförmig ausgebildetes, an der Frucht erhalten bleibender Blütenkelch bei… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Haplopappus — Hap·lo·pap·pus (hap lo papґəs) a genus of composite flowered plants (family Compositae). Several species, such as H. heteroґphyllus, the rayless goldenrod, contain the toxin tremetol and cause trembles in cattle and sheep … Medical dictionary
Pappus — Pap pus, n. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order {Composit[ae]}; also, the scales, awns … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aplopappus — ap·lo·pap·pus … English syllables
hap — hap·a·lo·nych·ia; hap·haz·ard·ly; hap·haz·ard·ness; hap·haz·ard·ry; hap·less; hap·less·ly; hap·less·ness; hap·lo·bi·ont; hap·lo·caulescent; hap·lo·chlamydeous; hap·lo·diploidy; hap·lo·diplont; hap·lod·o·ci; hap·lo·dont; hap·lo·dri·li;… … English syllables
haplopappus — hap·lo·pap·pus … English syllables
