Pappus

Definition of Pappus

Pap´pus
n.1.(Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.

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calyx, thistledown
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