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pappus

/'pæpəs/

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

Definition that contains pappus

thistledown pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle