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Pappus

noun

(pl. pappi)

Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions.

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Etymology of 'Pappus'

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"Pappus" Quotes from Famous Books

... laughter to the plebeians of Pompeii. The longshoremen of Naples, in our day, seek exactly similar effects in the admixture of pure Italian and the local patois. The titles of some of the Atellian farces are still extant: "Pappus, the Doctor Shown Out," "Maccus Married," "Maccus as Safe Keeper," etc. These are nearly the same subjects that are still treated every day on the boards at Naples; the same rough daubs, half improvised on the spur of the moment; the same frankly coarse ...

— The Wonders of Pompeii • Marc Monnier

... of the family, for Annaeus seems to be connected with annus, a year, and Seneca with senex, an old man. The common English composite plant ragwort is called senecio from the white and feathery pappus or appendage of its seeds; and similarly, Isidore says that the first Seneca was so named because "he was born ...

— Seekers after God • Frederic William Farrar

Words linked to "Pappus" : thistledown, calyx