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Meaning of pappus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
  2. The first downy hairs that appear on the chin.

Equivalents

Cymraeg papws
Deutsch Pappus
Español papús vilano
Suomi haituva
Français aigrette pappus
Gaeilge papas
Magyar bóbita
Italiano pappo
Te Reo Māori hune
Português papilho pappus papus
Română papus

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Pappus's hexagon theorem Pappy pappyshow PAPR papreg Papremis

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