Pappus (Crossword clue)
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This page shows answers to the clue Pappus, followed by ten definitions like “The first downy growth of beard”, “Collectively, the bristles” and “Downy beginnings of a beard”.THISTLEDOWN |
Definitions of “Pappus”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Downy beginnings of a beard
• A whorl or tuft of delicate bristles
• Tufts of hairs attached to achenes of the aster family
• (flower structure) The pappus is the modified calyx
• Peculiar calyx-limb of composites, being plumose, bristle-like
• The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles
• Tuft of hair on achenes or other fruits which aids seed dispersal
• In botany the pappus is the hairy crown which surmounts the fruit in most composite plants
• The modified calyx of a composite flower that persists on top of the ovary or fruit as a series of bristles
• Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
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