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pappus

noun

Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

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6
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
12

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noun

  1. Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

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