Pappus (botany) pappus function as a "parachute" which enables the seed to be carried by the wind. The name derives from the Ancient Greek word "pappos", Latin "pappus", meaning "old man", so used for a plant (assumed to be an "Erigeron" species) having bristles and also for the woolly, hairy seed of certain plants. Pappus (botany) The pappus is the modified calyx, the part of an individual floret, that surrounds the base of the corolla tube in flower heads of the plant family Asteraceae. The term is sometimes used in other plant families such as Asclepiadaceae (milkweeds), whose seeds have a similar
Calyx (musician) Calyx - No Turning Back (2005) Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy (2007) Calyx & Teebee - All or Nothing (2012) Calyx & TeeBee - FabricLive.76 (2014) Calyx & Teebee - 1x1 (2016) Tracks Follow the Leader, Thru Your Eyes, Get Myself to You, Chasing Shadows, and Are You Ready are used in the popular racing game Tracks Quagmire and Catapult are featured in Grand Theft Auto III Calyx (musician) Calyx is a UK based drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London), it is now a solo project