The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
pleiogonus -a -um very angular, pleio-gonu (pattern of branching)<br />
Pleiomele Full-of-honey, plewj-meli ( Dracaena)<br />
Pleione mother of the Pleiades in Greek mythology<br />
pleiospermus -a -um numerous-seeded, pleio-sperma<br />
Pleiospilos Many-spotted, pleio-spiloj (the punctate marking of the leaves)<br />
pleisto- most, pleistoj, pleistpleistranthus<br />
-a -um most floriferous, heavily flowered, pleist-anqoj<br />
pleni-, plenus -a -um double, full, plenus<br />
pleniflorus -a -um double-flowered, plenus-florum<br />
pleniradiatus -a -um very radiant, having numerous rays, plenus-radii<br />
plenissimus -a -um very full or double-flowered, superlative of plenus<br />
pleo- full-, complete-, well provided-, plhrhj, pleoj, plewj, pleo-<br />
Pleodorina Complete-purse, pleo-doroj (diminutive, for the chloroplast)<br />
Pleomele Honey-full, pleo-mele<br />
Pleopeltis Full-of-scales, pleo-pelth<br />
pler-, pleri-, -pleris full-, many-, plhrhj<br />
Pleroma Fullness or Filling-up, plhrwma (many-ovuled loculi)<br />
plesio-, -plesius -a -um near to-, close by-, -neighbouring, plhsioj, plhsiopletho-<br />
many-, crowded-, plhqoj<br />
pleura-, pleuri-, pleuro- ribs-, edge-, side-, of the veins-, pleura, pleuron, pleuro-<br />
Pleurandra Sideways-stamens, pleur-anhr (the laterally placed stamens)<br />
Pleurochaete Ribbed-hairs, pleuro-xaith (the peristome)<br />
Pleurococcus ribbed coccus, pleuro-kokkoj<br />
Pleurogyne Lateral-stigma, pleuro-gunh<br />
Pleuropetalum Veined-petals, pleuro-petalon<br />
pleuropterus -a -um with winged nerves, pleuro-pteron<br />
Pleurospermum Ribbed-seeded-one, pleuro-sperma<br />
plexi-, -plexus -a -um knitted-, -braided, -network, pleci- (plecij knitting)<br />
Plexipus Twining-stalk, pleci-pouj<br />
plicati-, plicatus -a -um folded-together-, -doubled, -folded, plico, plicare, plicavi<br />
(plicui), plicatum<br />
plicatifolius -a -um with folded leaves, plicatus-folium (along the midrib)<br />
plicatilis -is -e much folded together, plicatilis<br />
plicatilobus -a -um fan-shaped, with folded lobes, plicatus-lobus<br />
plicatulus -a -um slightly folded, diminutive of plicatus<br />
plicatus -a -um pleated, folded, plicatus<br />
plici- pleated, folded lengthwise, plicate, plico, plicare, plicavi (plicui), plicatum<br />
plinianus -a -um for Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder, (24–79), Roman soldier<br />
and scholar, author of Naturalis historia<br />
Plioblastus Well-provided-with-buds, pleio-blastoj<br />
plocao-, ploco- folded-, chapletted-, plokoj, plokoplococarpus<br />
with whorled fruits, with a chaplet of follicles, plokoj-karpoj<br />
Plocoglottis Folded-tongue, plokoj-glwtta<br />
pluma soft feather, pluma, plumae (frond texture)<br />
plumarius -a -um, plumatus -a -um plumed, plumose, feathery, pluma<br />
plumbaginoides resembling Plumbago, Plumbago-oides<br />
Plumbago Leaden, feminine suffix on plumbum (Pliny’s name refers to a plant also<br />
called molubdaina, for the flower colour) (Plumbaginaceae)<br />
plumbaguneus -a -um resembling Plumbago<br />
plumbeitinctus -a -um leaden coloured, plumbum-tinctus<br />
plumbeus -a -um lead-coloured, the colour of lead, plumbum, plumbi<br />
Plumeria, plumieri for Charles Plumier (1646–1704), French botanist and writer on<br />
tropical American plants (the common name, frangipane, is a French commemoration<br />
of the Italian Marchese Muzio Frangipani c. 1588)<br />
plumerioides resembling Plumeria, Plumeria-oides<br />
plumeus -a -um feathered, plumed, plumeus<br />
plumosus -a -um feathery, plumeus<br />
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