pappus

As nouns the difference between pappus and awn

is that pappus is the markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed while awn is the bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

As nouns the difference between papyrus and pappus

is that papyrus is papyrus (a plant in the sedge family) while pappus is (botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between pappous and pappus

is that pappous is (botany) pappose while pappus is (botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

As an adjective pappous

is (botany) pappose.

As a noun pappus is

(botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

As nouns the difference between pappus and palpus

is that pappus is the markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed while palpus is palp (invertebrate appendage.

As a noun pappus is

(botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between pappus and pappose

is that pappus is (botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed while pappose is (botany) furnished with a pappus; downy.

As a noun pappus

is (botany) the markedly reduced sepals of an asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.

As an adjective pappose is

(botany) furnished with a pappus; downy.