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pappus

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAPPUS

n.[L. from Gr. an old man or grandfather, hence a substance resembling gray hairs.] The soft downy substance that grows on the seeds of certain plants, as on those of the thistle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAPPUS

Pap "pus, n. Etym: [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pappus

Pap pus |ˈpapəs ˈpæpəs | ( fl. c. ad 300 –350 ), Greek mathematician; known as Pappus of Alexandria. His Collection of six books (another two are missing ) is the principal source of knowledge of the mathematics of his predecessors.

 

pappus

pap pus |ˈpapəs ˈpæpəs | ▶noun ( pl. pappi |ˈpaˌpī, -ˌpē | ) Botany the tuft of hairs on each seed of thistles, dandelions, and similar plants that assists dispersal by the wind. DERIVATIVES pap pose |ˈpaˌpōs, ˈpaˌpōz |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek pappos.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pappus

Pappus |ˈpapəs | ( fl. c. 300 –350 ad ), Greek mathematician; known as Pappus of Alexandria. Little is known of his life, but his Collection of six books (another two are missing ) is the principal source of knowledge of the mathematics of his predecessors.

 

pappus

pappus |ˈpapəs | ▶noun ( pl. pappi |-pʌɪ, -piː | ) Botany the tuft of hairs on each seed of thistles, dandelions, and similar plants, which assists dispersal by the wind. DERIVATIVES pappose adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek pappos.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pappus

Pap pus Substantiv, maskulin Botanik , der |P a ppus |der Pappus; Genitiv: des Pappus, Plural: die Pappus und Pappusse griechisch-lateinisch Haarkrone der Frucht von Korbblütlern