Associations to the word «Pappi»

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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke