pappus

English - Turkish

Definition of pappus in English Turkish dictionary: ince tüy; tüy çanak; papus; ayva tüyü; {i} tüylü çanak [(Botanik) ]; komposit familyası bitkilerinin kaliksinde meydana gelen şemsiye biçimindeki kıllı uzuv; pappose papuslu; tüylü çanak

English - English

Definition of pappus in English English dictionary: The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed; calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions; {i} downy appendage, fringe, tuft (Botany); A modified calyx consisting of dry scales, bristles, or awns that often facilitate wind dispersal of seeds Common to the Asteraceae (sunflower) family; an egret found attached on some seeds, which greatly helps wind dispersing such as for Senecio macroglossus; The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order; In composite flowers the part of the individual disk and ray flowers that surrounds the flower at the base as calyx does in a regular flower They may be like bristles teeth or scales and are usually to small to see with the unaided eye