[pap.pus] n, pl pap.pi [L, fr. Gk pappos] (ca. 1704): an appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit
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Meaning of PAPPUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012