pappousadj.

Brit.

/ˈpapəs/, U.S.

/ˈpæpəs/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin papposus.

Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin papposus (although this is first attested slightly later: see pappose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare pappus n.

Botany. Now rare.

Covered with or of the nature of down; pappose. Also in extended use: pubescent.

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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

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 155 The seeds of many pappous or downy flowers.

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 190 After which follow pappous seeds.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxviii. 431 It consists of pappous or villous hairs.

1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 409 Salix..Seeds pappous.

1855 G. Emerson Farmer's & Planter's Encycl. Rural Affairs (new ed.) 489/1 Compound flowers with pappous seeds, as colt's-foot, ought to be dried very high, and before they are entirely open.

1997 Amer. Math. Monthly 104 884 [The book] can be perused with pleasure and profit by pappous schoolboy and pompous professor.

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

单词	pappous
释义	pappousadj. Brit. /ˈpapəs/, U.S. /ˈpæpəs/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin papposus. Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin papposus (although this is first attested slightly later: see pappose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare pappus n. Botany. Now rare. Covered with or of the nature of down; pappose. Also in extended use: pubescent. 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 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 155 The seeds of many pappous or downy flowers. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 190 After which follow pappous seeds. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxviii. 431 It consists of pappous or villous hairs. 1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 409 Salix..Seeds pappous. 1855 G. Emerson Farmer's & Planter's Encycl. Rural Affairs (new ed.) 489/1 Compound flowers with pappous seeds, as colt's-foot, ought to be dried very high, and before they are entirely open. 1997 Amer. Math. Monthly 104 884 [The book] can be perused with pleasure and profit by pappous schoolboy and pompous professor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1658
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