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Showing words for PAPPUS using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Pappus
pappus
4 Letter Words for Pappus
apps, apsu, apus, paps, paup, pupa, pups, supa, supp, upas
3 Letter Words for Pappus
app, asp, pap, pas, pau, ppa, pps, pua, pup, pus, sap, sau, spa, spp, sup, ups, usa
Definitions for Pappus
[1] a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion and the thistle.
[2] a ring of fine feathery hairs surrounding the fruit in composite plants, such as the thistle; aids dispersal of the fruits by the wind
Words nearby Pappus
pappadam, pappardelle, pappenheimer, pappenheimer body, pappose, pappus, pappus of alexandria, pappy, paprika, papua, papua new guinea
Origin of Pappus
1695–1705; < New Latin < Greek páppos down, literally, grandfather (taken as greybeard, white hairs, down)
Word origin for Pappus
C18: via New Latin, from Greek pappos grandfather, old man, old man's beard, hence: pappus, down