pappose

An obsolete adjective meaning 'covered with soft, fine hairs or down', typically used in botanical contexts to describe plant structures.

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1. Having a pappus C2 formal scientific

   Describing a plant, such as a dandelion or thistle, that bears a pappus—a tuft of fine, feathery hairs or bristles that aids in seed dispersal by wind.

   • The dandelion seed head is a classic example of a pappose structure.
   • Many members of the Asteraceae family are pappose.
   • The pappose seeds floated gracefully on the breeze.

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