pappus

1. A modified calyx, composed of scales, bristles, or featherlike hairs, in plants of the composite family, such as the dandelion and the thistle.

2. An appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
pappus	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
as	2
pa	4
us	2
up	4

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
app	7
asp	5
pap	7
pas	5
pup	7
pus	5
ups	5
sup	5
spa	5
sap	5
sau	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
upas	6
pups	8
pupa	8
paps	8
apps	8

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pupas	9

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pappus	12