The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Penthorum Five-columns, pente-oroj (the beaks on the fruit)<br />
pentops having an eye-like mark on each petal, five-eyed, pente-wy<br />
Pentparea Five-pursed, penta-phra (the five-locular ovary)<br />
penzanceanus -a -um from Penzance, Cornwall<br />
Peperomia Pepper-like, Piper-omoioj (some resemble Piper)<br />
peperomiodes resembling Peperomia, Peperomia-odes<br />
peplis Dioscorides’ name, peplij, for a Mediterranean coastal spurge<br />
peploides spurge-like, peplij-oeidhj, Peplus-oides<br />
peplum robed, peplum, pepli (the state robe of Athena)<br />
peplus Dioscorides’ name, peploj, for a northern equivalent of peplis<br />
Pepo Sun-cooked (name for a pumpkin, oiknoj-pepwn, ripening to become edible,<br />
i.e. fully ripened), or pepwn, a gourd<br />
per- around-, through-, more than-, extra-, very-, peri-, per-, perpera-<br />
over-, much-, pera<br />
peracutus -a -um very acutely pointed, per-acutus<br />
perado from a Canary Isles vernacular name for Ilex perado<br />
peramabilis -is -e very loveable or lovely, per-amabilis<br />
peramoenus -a -um very beautiful, very pleasing, very delightful, per-amoenus<br />
Peraphyllum Over-leafy, pera-fullon (the crowded foliage)<br />
perarmatus -a -um very thorny, heavily armed, per-armatus<br />
perbellus -a -um very pretty, per-bellus<br />
percarneus -a -um deep-red, per-carneus<br />
percinctus -a -um through the surround, cingo, cingere, cinxi, cinctum (the ring<br />
becomes loose and slips down the stipe)<br />
percurrens running through, along the whole length, per-currens<br />
percursus -a -um running about through (the soil), percursatio<br />
percussus -a -um actually or appearing to be perforated, striking, percussio<br />
perdulcis -is -e very sweet, pleasant throughout, per-dulcis<br />
peregrinans spreading, wandering abroad, present participle of peregrinor, peregrinare,<br />
peregrinatus<br />
peregrinus -a -um strange, foreign, exotic, peregrinus<br />
perennans, perennis -is -e continuing, perennial, through the year, per-(annus, anni)<br />
perennitas continuing, of the perennial state, perennis<br />
Perenospora Durable-spored, peranoj (perhnoj)-sporoj (with spores lasting a<br />
whole year)<br />
Pereskia for Nicholas Claude Fabry de Pieresc (1580–1637)<br />
pereskiifolius -a -um with leaves similar to those of Pereskia<br />
Pereskiopsis resembling Pereskia, Pereskia-opsis<br />
Perezia for Lorenzo Pérez of Toledo, apothecary and writer of a history of drugs<br />
in 1575<br />
perfectus -a -um complete, not lacking part (of the essential organs), perficio, perficere,<br />
perfaci, perfectum<br />
perfoliatus -a -um, perfossus -a -um the stem appearing to pass through the<br />
completely embracing leaves, per-folium (Turner’s description of this in<br />
Bupleurum rotundifolium was as ‘waxeth thorow’, giving the common name<br />
thorow-wax)<br />
perfoliosus -a -um having good foliage, per-foliosus<br />
perforatus -a -um pierced or apparently pierced with small round holes, perforo, perforare,<br />
perforavi, perforatum<br />
perfossus -a -um excavated, pierced through, perfoliate, perfodio, perfodere, perfodi,<br />
perfossum<br />
perfusus -a -um dyed; sprinkled, drenched, perfundo, perfundere, perfudi, perfusum<br />
pergamenus -a -um with a texture like that of parchment, pergamena (from<br />
Pergamon, a town in Mysia famed for its libraries; now Bergama, Turkey)<br />
pergratus -a -um very pleasing, per-gratus<br />
Pergularia Arbour, pergula trellis or arbour (the twining growth)<br />
peri- around-, about-, peri-, peri-<br />
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