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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπάππος
- Latin · borrowed frompappus
- English todaypappus
Via Latin pappus from Ancient Greek πάππος (páppos), an affectionate term for elderly men (referencing beards).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pappus
Today it means: The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed. Full definition →
Latin pappus ← Ancient Greek πάππος