PAPPUS


Meaning of PAPPUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-pəs ]

noun

( plural pap·pi ˈpa-ˌpī, -ˌpē)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek pappos

Date: circa 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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