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Noun Concept
Categories: Asteraceae, Plant morphology
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pappus  pappi
EN
Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions WordNet 3.0
English:
botany
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Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In Asteraceae, the pappus is the modified calyx, the part of an individual floret, that surrounds the base of the corolla tube in flower. Wikipedia
A structure within certain flowers Wikipedia Disambiguation
Feathery part of a seed of a plant in the family Asteraceae Wikidata
The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed. Wiktionary
IS A
calyx
HAS KIND
thistledown
NL
vruchtpluis
DIFFERENT FROM
Gérard Encausse
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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pappus
Wikipedia
EN
pappus (botany)
Wikidata
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Pappus
Wiktionary
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pappus
Wikipedia Redirections
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pappi, Pappus (flower structure)

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