NEW Learning Center For Kids Try It Now

pappose

[ pap-ohs ]
/ ˈpæp oʊs /

adjective Botany.

having or forming a pappus.
downy.

QUIZZES

THIS WEEK’S WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ IS POSITIVELY FELICIFIC

Do you study our Words of the Day with great assiduity? See how many you remember from March 30 to April 5!
Question 1 of 7
transliterate
to remove or destroy all traces of.
to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.
to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Also pap·pous [pap-uh s] /ˈpæp əs/.

Origin of pappose

First recorded in 1625–35; papp(us) + -ose1

Words nearby pappose

papp, pappadam, pappardelle, pappenheimer, pappenheimer body, pappose, pappus, pappus of alexandria, pappy, paprika, papua
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020