pappiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈpapᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈpæpəˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pappus n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < pappus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French pappiforme (1818).R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form pappiformis.

Botany. rare.

Having the form of a pappus; downy.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pappiformis, having the appearance of a tuft of wool or small feather..: pappiform.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 844/2 Pappiform means resembling a pappus.

1993 Brittonia 45 329/1 Calyx pappiform 1.4 mm; corolla 3.5 mm, the tube glabrous, the lobes boat-shaped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pappiform
释义	pappiformadj. Brit. /ˈpapᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈpæpəˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pappus n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < pappus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French pappiforme (1818).R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form pappiformis. Botany. rare. Having the form of a pappus; downy. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pappiformis, having the appearance of a tuft of wool or small feather..: pappiform. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 844/2 Pappiform means resembling a pappus. 1993 Brittonia 45 329/1 Calyx pappiform 1.4 mm; corolla 3.5 mm, the tube glabrous, the lobes boat-shaped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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