pappose

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adjective

Furnished with a pappus; downy.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivepappose (comparative more pappose, superlative most pappose)

comparative more pappose · superlative most pappose

  1. biologyFurnished with a pappus; downy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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“pappose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pappose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappose.

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