Defn: Same as Papoose. Pappoose root. (Bot.) See Cohosh.
PAPPOSE
Pap*pose" a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with a pappus; downy.
PAPPOUS
Pap"pous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pappose.
PAPPUS Pap"pus, n. Etym: [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
PAPPY
Pap"py, a. Etym: [From Pap soft food.]
Defn: Like pap; soft; succulent; tender. Ray.
PAPRIKA; PAPRICA Pa"pri*ka, n. Also Pa"pri*ca. [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]