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pappus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | calyx |
| Has types | thistledown |
Examples of pappus
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As with the bracts, the nature of the pappus is an important diagnostic feature.
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Pappus states that the spiral of Archimedes was discovered by Conon.
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Pappus gives also a complete enunciation of one porism of the first book of Euclid's treatise.
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The disc seeds have a pappus of hairs for wind dispersal.
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Pappus of Alexandria got there first, about 1700 years ago.
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Some species also have additional shorter scales in the pappus, and there is one species that lacks a pappus entirely.
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Pappus gives a complete enunciation of a porism derived from Euclid, and an extension of it to a more general case.
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The calyx of the florets may be absent, but when present is always modified into a pappus of two or more teeth, scales or bristles and this is often involved in the dispersion of the seeds.
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Pappus then enumerates works of Euclid, Apollonius, Aristaeus and Eratosthenes, thirty-three books in all, the substance of which he intends to give, with the lemmas necessary for their elucidation.
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- Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
- In flower heads of the plant family Asteraceae, pappus is the part of an individual disk or ray floret surrounding the base of the corolla, equivalent to the calyx of a non-compound flower. ...
- Pappu is a common first name in North India. It conjures up the image of a common man, and has been used frequently in popular culture (e.g. the A R Rahman's chartbuster "Pappu can't Dance Sala", Election Commission's "Pappu can't vote" campaign and Cadbury's "Pappu Pass Ho Gaya" ad campaign).
- (Pappu) Toor Daal (Kandi Pappu) or Moong Daal (Pesara pappu) cooked with a vegetable or green. No masala is added to the dal. Some regions include garlic and onion in the seasoning while some regions prefer asafetida (hing/Inguva). ...
- The modified calyx in the Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales.
- The modified calyx of flowers in the sunflower family; usually takes the form of bristles, scales, or awns.
- The group of appendages, usually hairs or scales, above the ovary and outside the corolla in Asteraceae (possibly a modified calyx); often persisting on the fruit and aiding in its dispersal.
- In Asteraceae, the aggregate of structures such as awns, bristles, or scales arising from the top of the inferior ovary, in place of the calyx.
- Small hairs borne at tip of seed (composite flowers only).
