英语词汇“pappus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pap•pus n., pl. pap•pi [Bot.]

Botanya downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.

Greek páppos down, literally, grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down)
Neo-Latin
1695–1705

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pappus /ˈpæpəs/ n ( pl pappi /ˈpæpaɪ/)

a ring of fine feathery hairs surrounding the fruit in composite plants, such as the thistle; aids dispersal of the fruits by the wind

Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin, from Greek pappos grandfather, old man, old man's beard, hence: pappus, down

ˈpappose, ˈpappous adj

单词	pappus
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pap•pus (pap′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. pap•pi (pap′ī).USA pronunciation [Bot.] Botanya downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle. Greek páppos down, literally, grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down) Neo-Latin 1695–1705 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pappus /ˈpæpəs/ n ( pl pappi /ˈpæpaɪ/) a ring of fine feathery hairs surrounding the fruit in composite plants, such as the thistle; aids dispersal of the fruits by the wind Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin, from Greek pappos grandfather, old man, old man's beard, hence: pappus, down ˈpappose, ˈpappous adj
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