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Pappus Moderate

Pappus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

2

The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
calyx
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
thistledown
Rhyming Words
pus apus opus dipus lupus mopus lepus rumpus gawpus tempus corpus mampus hippus wumpus carpus cippus campus myopus palpus scapus
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