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Papyrus vs Pappus - What's the difference?

papyrus | pappus |

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.

papyrus

English

Noun

  • (usually, uncountable) A plant in the sedge family, , native to the Nile river valley.
  • (usually, uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
  • (countable) A scroll or document written on papyrus.

    • Related terms

    * papyrology * papyrologist English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    pappus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pappus) (en-noun)
  • (botany) The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.