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Pappus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Pappuses
possessive
Pappus's
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Pappuses'