What is a downy or feathery appendage to certain achens. It is formed of the permanent elongated style called?
tail — (Bot.) A downy or feathery appendage to certain achens. It is formed of the permanent elongated style. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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