The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
periacanthus -a -um with rings of or surrounded with thorns, peri-akanqoj<br />
(Daemonorops)<br />
perianthomegus -a -um having an enlarged perianth, peri-anqoj-megaj<br />
Pericallis All-round-beauty, peri-kalloj<br />
periclymenus -a -um, periclymenoides from Dioscorides’ name, periklumenon, for a<br />
twining plant<br />
periculosus -a -um hazardous, dangerous, periculosus<br />
periens twining or wrapping around, present participle of perieilew<br />
Perilla thought to be from a Hindu vernacular name<br />
Periploca Twine-around, peri-plokoj (the silk vine’s twining habit)<br />
periplocifolius -a -um having leaves similar to Periploca, Periploca-folium<br />
Peristrophe Girdled-around, peri-strofoj (the involucre)<br />
perlarius -a -um, perlatus -a -um with a pearly lustre, having pearl-like appendages,<br />
perlarius, perlatus<br />
perlatus -a -um carried through, enduring, past participle of perfero, perferre, pertuli,<br />
perlatum<br />
permeabilis -is -e penetrable, permeo, permeare<br />
permixtus -a -um confusing, promiscuous, disordered, permisceo, permiscere, permiscui,<br />
permixtum<br />
permollis -is -e very tender, soft or pliant, per-mollis<br />
permutatus -a -um completely changed, permuto, permutare, permutavi, permutatum<br />
Pernettya for Dom Antoine Joseph Pernetty (1716–1801), who accompanied<br />
Bougainville and wrote AVoyage to the Falkland Islands<br />
perniciosus -a -um ruinous, destructive, irritant, perniciosus<br />
peronatus -a -um with a woolly-mealy covering, booted, pero, peronis (on fungal<br />
fruiting bodies),<br />
Perotis Through-the-ear, per-wtoj (the auricled leaf-bases)<br />
Perovskia (Perowskia), perovskianus -a -um for V. A. Perovski (c. 1840), provincial<br />
governor of Orenburg, Russia<br />
perpelis -is -e living on rocks which turn to clay, peri-peloj<br />
perplexans intricate, causing confusion, obscuring, present participle of per-plekw;<br />
perplexor, perplexare<br />
perplexissimus -a -um most obscure or intricate, superlative from per-plekw<br />
perpropinquus -a -um very closely related, per-propinquus<br />
perpusillus -a -um exceptionally small, very small, weak, per-pussilus<br />
perralderianus -a -um for Henri René le Tourneaux de la Perraudière (1831–61)<br />
Perrottetia for G. S. Perrottet (1793–1870), Director of Agriculture, Senegal<br />
perscandens wide-spreading, present participle from per-(scando, scandere)<br />
Persea <strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ Greek name for an oriental tree; Perseus was the hero of<br />
Greek legend<br />
persepolitanus -a -um from Iran (formerly Persia; Persepolis was the capital of<br />
Persia from c. 522 bc until c. ad 300)<br />
persetosus -a -um very prickly, per-setosus<br />
persi-, persici-, persicoides peach-, persikon-oeidhj<br />
Persica Persian ( Prunus)<br />
Persicaria Peach-like, persikon (Rufinus’ name refers to the leaves)<br />
persicariae of bistort, living on Polygonum persicaria (symbionts, parasites and<br />
saprophytes)<br />
persicarius -a -um resembling peach (the leaves), an old name for Polygonum<br />
hydropiper<br />
persicifolius -a -um peach-leaved, with leaves like persica, Persica-folium<br />
persicus -a -um from Persia (Iran), Persian, persicus<br />
persimilis -is -a very like, persimilis<br />
persistens persistent, present participle of persisto, persistere, perstiti<br />
persistentifolius -a -um retaining foliage, with persistent leaves, persistens-folium<br />
persolutus -a -um loose, lazy, released, persolutus (literally paid up or explained)<br />
personatus -a -um with a two-lipped mouth, masked, personatus (bilabiate flower)<br />
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