pappus

English

Etymology

Via Latin pappus from Ancient Greek πάππος (páppos), an affectionate term for elderly men (referencing beards).

Noun

pappus (plural pappuses or pappi)

(botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
Hyponym: thistledown
The first hair on the chin.

Derived terms

pappiferous

Translations

Translations

French: pappus (fr) m, aigrette (fr) f
German: Pappus (de) m
Hungarian: bóbita (hu)
Irish: papas m
Italian: pappo (it) m
Portuguese: papus (pt) m, papilho m
Romanian: papus (ro) n
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пе́рница f

Roman: pérnica (sh) f
Spanish: vilano (es) m, papus (es) m
Welsh: papws m

See also

anemochory (“wind dispersal”)

Further reading

pappus (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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