Pappus

Language: English

Pronunciation: pap-pus

Part of Speech: noun

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

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

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