pappus's Usage Examples:

Excavations carried out in 1898-1899 showed that the structure was nearly square; the only portion remaining is the slightly curved front, with three niches between Corinthian pilasters; in the central niche is the statue of Philopappus.

The son of the last king, Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus, was Roman consul for A.

- Feathery pappus attached to the fruit of Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris).

This pappus is either simple (pilose) or feathery (plumose).

In Compositae, Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae the calyx is attached to the pistil, and its limb is developed in the form of hairs called pappus (fig.

The conspicuous monument which crowns the Museum Hill was erected as the mausoleum of Antiochus Philopappus of Commagene, grandson of Antiochus Epiphanes, in A.