Category:Pappus

Pap"pus, n. Etym: [l., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance Resembling gray hairs, gr. (bot.)

Defn: the hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, Dandelions, and most other plants of the order compositæ; also, the Scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants Of the same order.