The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Porpax Handle, porpac (flower-shape suggests a shield-handle); some prefer<br />
Button (for the shape of the pseudobulbs)<br />
porra-, porri- leek-like-, leek-, porrum-likeporrectus<br />
-a -um spreading, long, protracted, porrigo, porrigere, porrexi, porrectum<br />
porrifolius -a -um leek-leaved, porrum-folium<br />
porrigens spreading, present participle of porrigo, porrigere, porrexi, porrectum<br />
porrigentiformis -is -e porrigens-like, porrigens-forma (the leaf-margin teeth point<br />
outwards and forwards)<br />
porriginosus -a -um with a very scurfy surface, with dandruff, porrigo, porriginis<br />
porrum a Latin name used for various Allium species<br />
Portenschlagia, portenschlagianus -a -um for Franz Elder von Portenschlag-<br />
Ledermeyer (1772–1822), Austrian botanist<br />
portensis -is -e from Oporto (Porto), Portugal<br />
portentosus -a -um unnatural, potrentosus<br />
Portlandia for Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715–85), the Duchess of Portland,<br />
who corresponded with Rousseau<br />
portlandicus -a -um from Portland Bill, England, or any other Portland (e.g.<br />
Jamaica or Oregon)<br />
portoricensis -is -e from Puerto Rico, W Indies<br />
portosanctanus -a -um from Porto Sano island, Madeira<br />
portucasadianus -a -um from the environs of Puerto Casado, Chaco, Paraguay<br />
portuguesanus -a -um from the Portuguesa state of NW Venezuela<br />
portula abbreviated form of Portulaca<br />
Portulaca from a name, porcilacca, in Pliny (cognate with porcelain and purslane)<br />
(Portulacaceae)<br />
portulaceus -a -um Portulaca-like<br />
portulacifolius -a -um having Portulaca-like leaves, Portulaca-folium<br />
portulacoides resembling Portulaca, Portulaca-oides<br />
porulus -a -um somewhat porous, poroj, diminutive of porus<br />
poscharskyanus -a -um for Gustav Adolf Poscharsky (1832–1914), one-time garden<br />
inspector in Laubegast, Dresden<br />
Posidonia, Poseidonia for Poseidon, god of the sea (Neptune) (Posidonia oceanica, used<br />
for packing glassware, Potamogeton) (Posidoniaceae)<br />
post- behind-, after-, later-, postpostianus<br />
-a -um, postii for Reverend George Edward Post (1838–1909), author of<br />
the Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinai<br />
posticus -a -um back, behind, turned outwards from the axis, extrorse, posticus<br />
postmeridianus -a -um of the afternoon, post-meridianus<br />
potam-, potamo- watercourse-, of watercourses-, river-, potamoj, potamo-<br />
Potamogeton Watercourse-neighbour, potamoj-geitwn (the habitat)<br />
(Potamogetonaceae)<br />
potamophilus -a -um watercourse- or river-loving, potamo-filoj<br />
potaninii for Grigori Nicholaevich Potanin (1835–1920), Russian explorer<br />
potatorum of drinkers, potor, potoris (Agave potatorum is used for fermentation)<br />
Potentilla Quite-powerful, diminutive of potens (as a medicinal herb)<br />
potentillae living on Potentilla (symbionts, parasites or saprophytes)<br />
potentillinus -a -um somewhat like Potentilla<br />
potentilloides resembling Potentilla<br />
poteriifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Poterium<br />
Poterium Drinking-cup, pothrion (Dioscorides’ name, potirrion, for another plant)<br />
pothinus -a -um longed-for, desired, poqoj<br />
Pothos from a Sinhalese (Cingalese) vernacular name<br />
potosiensis -is -e from Potosí mountain area, S Bolivia<br />
pottsii for either John Potts (d. 1822), collector in China and Bengal, or George<br />
Honington Potts (1830–1907) of Lasswade, Midlothian, who introduced<br />
Crocosmia pottsii<br />
poukhanensis -is -e from Pouk Han, Korea<br />
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