a. (Bot.) Pappose. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order
n. [ L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order