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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
plur-, pluri- many-, several-, the most, plurimus, pluri-, superlative of multus<br />
pluricapitatus -a -um several- or many-headed, pluri-capitatus<br />
pluricaulis -is -e many-stemmed, pluri-caulis<br />
pluridens many-toothed, pluri-dens<br />
pluriflorus -a -um many-flowered, pluri-florum<br />
pluriformis -is -e not uniform but assuming several forms, pluri-forma<br />
plurijugus -a -um having many yokes (pairs) or ridges, pluri-iugum (leaflets or<br />
vittae)<br />
plurinervis -is -e many-veined, pluri-nerva<br />
plurisectus -a -um divided several times, pluri-(seco, secare, secui, sectum)<br />
plus- more-, greater-, plus, plus-, comparative of multus<br />
Pluteolus Little-shelter-like, pluteus, plutei<br />
Pluteus Shelter, pluteus, plutei<br />
pluvialis -is -e announcing rain, of the rains, pluvia, pluviae<br />
pluviatilis -is -e growing in rainy places, pluvia, pluviae<br />
pluvisilvaticus -a -um of rainforests, pluvia-silvestris<br />
pneuma-, pneumato- air-, respiratory-, pneuma, pneumatoj, pneumwn, pheumopneumatophorus<br />
-a -um having breathing (roots) or pneumatophores, pneumatoforoj<br />
Pneumonanthe, pneumonanthe (-us) Lung-flower, pneumwn-anqoj (floral signature<br />
and the former use of marsh gentian, Gentiana pneumonanthe for respiratory disorders)<br />
Poa Pasturage, poa (the Greek name for a fodder grass) (Poaceae Gramineae)<br />
poae of Poa, living on Poa (Poamyia, gall midge)<br />
Pocilla Small-cup, diminutive of poculum (the seeds)<br />
pocophorus -a -um woolly, fleece-bearing, poko-fora<br />
poculatus -a -um cup-like, poculum<br />
poculiformis -is -e goblet-shaped, poculum-forma (with upright limbs of the corolla)<br />
pod-, podo-, -podius -a -um foot-, stalk, -foot, pouj, podion, podoj, podo-; extremity,<br />
podewn<br />
podagrarius -a -um, podagricus -a -um snare, of gout, podagra (the apothecaries’ herba<br />
podagraria, or goutweed, was used to treat gout)<br />
Podalyria for Podalyrius, son of Aesculapius<br />
podalyriaefolius -a -um, podalyriifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of<br />
Podalyria, Podalyria-folium<br />
Podangis Stalked-vessel, pod-aggeion (the tip of the spur)<br />
Podanthus Stalked-flowered, podoj-anqoj (peduncled heads)<br />
podeti- stalk-, podoj<br />
-podioides -foot-like, podoj-oeidhj<br />
-podion -little foot, podion, diminutive of pouj, podoj; podewn, end or extremity<br />
-podius -a -um, podo-, -podus -a -um foot, stalk, podew, pouj, podion, podo-<br />
Podocarpus, podocarpus -a -um Stalked-fruit, podo-karpoj (the characteristic shape<br />
of the fleshy fruit-stalks of some) (Podocarpaceae)<br />
Podococcus Foot-fruit, podo-kokkoj (shape of the baccate fruit)<br />
podogynus -a -um with a gynophore or stalk to the ovary, podo-gunh<br />
Podolepis Scaly-stalked-one, podoj-lepij (the peduncles)<br />
podolicus -a -um from Podolia, W Ukraine<br />
Podophyllum, podophyllus -a -um Foot-leaf, podo-fullon (the leaf suggests a webbed<br />
foot) (Podophyllaceae)<br />
podospileus -a -um with a stained stalk, podoj-spilow<br />
Podostemon Foot-stamened, podo-stemon (the much reduced ‘flower’ arises from a<br />
thallose stem on rocks in fast-running water) (Podostemaceae)<br />
Podranea an anagram of Pandorea<br />
Poecilandra Variably-stamened, poikiloj-anhr<br />
poecilo- variable-, variegated-, variously-, poikiloj, poikilo- (see poikilo-)<br />
poecilobotrys with variously coloured clusters (of fruit), poikilo-botruj<br />
Poecilochroma <strong>Of</strong>-varying-colour, poikilo-xrwma<br />
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