"pappus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pappuses [plural], pappi [plural]
Etymology: Via Latin pappus from Ancient Greek πάππος (páppos), an affectionate term for elderly men (referencing beards). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pappus}} Latin pappus, {{der|en|grc|πάππος}} Ancient Greek πάππος (páppos) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|pappi}} pappus (plural pappuses or pappi)
  1. (botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (Translations): pappus [masculine] (French), aigrette [feminine] (French), Pappus [masculine] (German), bóbita (Hungarian), papas [masculine] (Irish), pappo [masculine] (Italian), papus [masculine] (Portuguese), papilho [masculine] (Portuguese), papus [neuter] (Romanian), пе́рница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pérnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vilano [masculine] (Spanish), papus [masculine] (Spanish), papws [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pappus-en-noun-~vaOANFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 86 14
  2. The first hair on the chin.
    Sense id: en-pappus-en-noun-bdIC24oF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pappiferous Related terms: anemochory (english: wind dispersal)

Inflected forms

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