DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
18.217.26.8
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

3 definitions found

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pap·pus /ˈpæpəs/
 冠毛

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pap·pus n.  Bot. The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
 ◄ ►

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pappus
      n : calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in
          plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
      [also: pappi (pl)]