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
Wordset Dictionary
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Pappuses
- possessive
- Pappus's
- pluralpossessive
- Pappuses'