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Definition of Pappous
1. a. Pappose.
Definition of Pappous
1. Adjective. (botany) pappose ¹
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Definition of Pappous
1. pappus [adj] - See also: pappus
Medical Definition of Pappous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pappous
Literary usage of Pappous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philosophical Transactions ... Abridged by Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, Andrew Reid, John Gray, John Eames, John Martyn (1722)
"... Vegetable is very admirable ; the Seed ¡has long and many Threads of Tomentum,
not only that it may be carried every where by the Wind, as the pappous ..."
2. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 by Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, John Eames, John Martyn (1716)
"... long pappous ... 5 not only that it may be Carried every whereby the Wind, as
the pappous and ..."
3. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year MDCC by Royal Society (Great Britain)., John Lowthorp (1749)
"... long pappous Seeds, ... not only that it may be carried every where by the
Wind, as the pappous and ..."
4. Journal by Liverpool Geological Association (1887)
"... of the sloth's stomach is adapted only to receive masticated pappous shoots
and leaves, and makes provision for this apparent deficiency by compensating ..."
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