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Pappus

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

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

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