请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pappose
释义

papposeadj.

Brit. /ˈpapəʊs/, /paˈpəʊs/, U.S. /ˈpæpˌoʊs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin papposus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin papposus (1672 or earlier) < classical Latin pappus pappus n. + -ōsus -ose suffix1. Compare pappous adj.
Botany.
Having a pappus; of the nature of a pappus; downy.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having calyx > of or having a pappus
pappous1658
pappose1687
pappescent1690
comose1830
pappiferous1857
1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 285 These [herbs] are..pappose, containing their Seeds in a lanugo or downy Substance.
1703 Philos. Trans. 1702–3 (Royal Soc.) 23 1422 This Rheed has a very beautiful tuft, compos'd of above a dozen pappose spikes.
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 575 Calyx..superior, with a membranous or pappose limb.
1898 Science 19 Aug. 216 While ‘high winds’ are effective agents in the distribution of heavy and rounded seeds they are by no means efficient in the dispersion of the commose, pappose and membranaceous seeds.
1946 Amer. Midland Naturalist 35 403 As originally defined, the genus Wyethia included only species with pappose achenes.
1988 Biochem. Systematics & Ecol. 16 417 V[iguiera]brevifolia..and V. greggii..are distinct species and not just pappose and epappose forms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1687
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 10:55:40