English dictionary
pappus
/'p/&/p/@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order <i>Compositæ</i>; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
Source: webster1913