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pappus

/ˈpæp.əs/

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noun

/ˈpæp.əs/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее видоизменённую чашечку у растений семейства Астровые, состоящую из чешуек, щетинок или перистых волосков, способствующих распространению семян, как у чертополоха и одуванчика.

A noun referring to the modified calyx in plants of the Asteraceae family, consisting of scales, bristles, or feathery hairs that aid in seed dispersal, as seen in thistles and dandelions.

  1. Seed dispersal structureC2formalscientific

    A modified calyx in plants of the Asteraceae family, consisting of scales, bristles, or feathery hairs that aid in seed dispersal by wind.

    ruСтруктура для распространения семян

    • The dandelion's pappus allows its seeds to float through the air.
    • Thistles have a pappus made of fine, silky hairs.
    • Botanists study the pappus structure to understand seed dispersal mechanisms.
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  • pappi plural form
  • pappi's possessive plural form
  • pappus's possessive singular form
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