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.
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