ViaLatinpappus fromAncient Greekπάππος(páppos), an affectionate term for elderly men (referencing beards).

pappus (pluralpappusesorpappi)

1. (botany) The markedly reducedsepals of anAsteraceaefloret that take the form oftrichomes orscale attached to theovary orseed.

   Hyponym:thistledown

2. The first hair on the chin.

• pappiferous

• anemochory(“wind dispersal”)

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