Associations to the word «Pappus»
Noun
- Millimeter
- Centimeter
- Dispersal
- Fruit
- Alexandria
- Theorem
- Ptolemy
- Descartes
- Appendage
- Degenerate
- Mathematician
- Julian
- Locus
- Rough
- Seed
- Graph
- Geometry
- Configuration
- Commentary
- Scale
- Vertex
- Long
- Disc
- Radius
- Lever
- Tip
- Proposition
- Eclipse
- Hair
- Astronomer
- Treatise
- Cluster
- Sphere
- Inch
- Ratio
- Mm
- Circle
- Curve
- Wind
- Chain
- Length
- Flower
- Intersection
- Remark
- Plane
- Distance
- Plant
- Ray
- Collection
- Ad
- Ring
- Genus
- Problem
- Species
- Translation
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
PAPPUS, noun. (botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
Dictionary definition
PAPPUS, noun. Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.