Awn
Awn noun - Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
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Pappus
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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Pappus and Awn. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awn/pappus
Awn & Pappus. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/awn/pappus>.
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