1. having or bearing a pappus (a tuft of hairs or bristles on seeds)
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The dandelion seeds are pappose, allowing them to float on the wind.
• Pappose fruits help plants disperse their seeds over long distances.
• The botanist identified the plant by its pappose achenes.
• Many composite flowers produce pappose seeds for wind dispersal.
• The pappose structure acts like a parachute for the seed.