Pappus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pappus is a noun meaning (botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
Meaning
(botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
More Meanings
- The first downy hairs that appear on the chin.
Word Forms
- pappuses
- pappi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include papilla, palea, pelta, pelt, squamella, semaphyll.
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