The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Parrotia for F. W. Parrot (1792–1841), German naturalist and traveller (Persian<br />
ironwood tree)<br />
Parrotiopsis resembling Parrotia, Parrotia-opsis<br />
Parrya for Captain Sir William Edward Parry (1790–1855), Arctic navigator<br />
parryi for Charles Christopher Parry (1823–90), English-born American botanist<br />
(Lilium parryi)<br />
Parsonsia for Dr John Parsons (1705–70), Scottish physician and writer on natural<br />
history<br />
Parthenium, parthenium Virginal, parqenion (<strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name, parqenoj, for<br />
composites with white ray florets)<br />
Parthenocissus Virgin-ivy, parqenoj-kissoj (French name Virginia creeper)<br />
parthenus -a -um virgin, of the virgin, virginal, parqenoj<br />
-partitus -a -um -deeply divided, -partite, -parted, pars, partis<br />
-parus -a -um -bearing, -producing, pario, parere, peperi, petum<br />
parvi- small-, parvus, parviparviflorus<br />
-a -um small-flowered, parvus-florum<br />
parvifolius -a -um with small leaves, parvus-folium<br />
parvissimus -a -um the smallest, superlative of parvus<br />
parvulus -a -um very small, least, comparative of parvus<br />
parvus -a -um small, parvus<br />
pascuus -a -um of pastures, pascuus<br />
pashia the Nepalese vernacular name for Pyrus pashia<br />
Pasithea another name, Pasithea, for the Grace Aglaia, of mythology<br />
Paspalidium Paspalum-resembling, paspaloj-eidion<br />
paspalodes looking like Paspalum, paspaloj-wdej<br />
Paspalum a Greek name, paspaloj, for millet grass<br />
Passerina Sparrow, passer, passeris (the beaked seed)<br />
passerinianus -a -um resembling Passerina; of sparrows, sparrow-like<br />
passerinoides resembling Passerina, Passerina-oides<br />
Passiflora Passion-flower, (patior, pati, passus)-florum (the signature of the numbers<br />
of parts in the flower related to the events of the Passion) (Passifloraceae)<br />
passionis -is -e of Passion-tide, late Latin passio (in the sense of suffering)<br />
Pastinaca Earth-food, from a trench in the ground (formerly for carrot and<br />
parsnip, pastinare, to dig)<br />
pastoralis -is -e, pastoris -is -e growing in pastures, of shepherds, pastor, pastoris (acus<br />
pastoris was the herbalist’s name for shepherd’s needle, Scandix pecten-veneris)<br />
patagonicus -a -um from Patagonia, Argentina/Chile, S America<br />
patagua the Chilean vernacular name for Crinodendron patagua<br />
patavinus -a -um from Padua (Patavina), Italy<br />
patchouli the Tamil vernacular name, pacculi, for the aromatic oil from Microtoena<br />
patchouli<br />
patellaris -is -e, patelliformis -is -e knee-cap-shaped, small dish-shaped, patella,<br />
patellae<br />
patens, patenti- spreading out from the stem, patent, pateo, patere, patui<br />
patentiflorus -a -um having flowers spreading out from the rachis, patenti-florum<br />
patentifolius -a -um having leaves spreading away from the stem, patenti-folium<br />
pateri- saucer-, patera, paterae<br />
Patersonia, patersonii for Colonel William Paterson (1755–1810), Scottish traveller<br />
in S Africa<br />
patientia enduring, patiens, patientis (French, lapatience, Italian, lapazio; cognate<br />
with Lapathum)<br />
patinatus -a -um convex like a dish, patina, patinae<br />
Patrinia for Eugène Louis Melchior Patrin (1742–1815), French traveller in Siberia<br />
patulus -a -um spreading, opened up, broad, patulus<br />
paucandrus -a -um with few stamens, botanical Latin from paucus and anhr<br />
pauci- few-, small-, little-, paucus<br />
paucicapitatus -a -um few-headed, paucus-caput<br />
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