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pappus
pap·pus
[
páppəss
]
(
plural
pap·pi
[
pá p
]
)
noun
Definition:
fruit cover helping to disperse seeds:
a covering of scales, bristles, and feathery hairs that surrounds the fruit of plants such as dandelions and thistles and helps to disperse the fruits
[
Early 18th century. Via Latin< Greek
pappos
"grandfather"
]
pap·pose
[
pá pss
]
adjective
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