The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
proboscoides, proboscoideus -a -um snout-like, trunk-like, proboskij-oeidhj<br />
probus -a -um upright, excellent, probus<br />
procerus -a -um very tall or long, procerus<br />
proclivis -is -e drooping, sloping downwards, pro-clivus<br />
procumbens lying flat on the ground, creeping forwards, procumbent, procumbo,<br />
procumbere, procumbi, procumbitum<br />
procurrens spreading below ground, running forwards, procurro, procurrere,<br />
procurri, procursum<br />
prodigiosus -a -um unnatural, marvellous, prodigious, prodigiosus<br />
productus-a -um stretched out, extended, produced, produco, producere, produxi, productum<br />
profugus -a -um exiled, nomadic, profugus<br />
profundeincisus -a -um deeply incised, profundus-incisus (Acaena leaves)<br />
profundus -a -um large, very tall, profundus<br />
profusoflorus -a -um very free-flowering, profusus-florum<br />
profusus -a -um very abundant, profuse, pro-(fundo, fundere, fusi, fusum)<br />
prolatus -a -um widened, extended, past participle of profero, proferre, protuli, prolatum<br />
prolepticus -a -um developing early, precocious, proleyij<br />
prolifer -era -erum proliferous, producing bunched growth or offsets or young<br />
plantlets, proles-fero<br />
prolificans proliferating, present participle from proles-(fico, ficare)<br />
prolificus -a -um very fruitful, modern Latin prolificus<br />
prolixus -a -um long, full, wide, spreading, prolicio, prolicere, prolixi<br />
prominens outstanding, extending, projecting, present participle of promineo,<br />
prominere, prominui<br />
pronatus -a -um, pronus -a -um lying flat, with a forward tilt, pronus<br />
propaguliferus -a -um prolific, multiplying by vegetative propagules, propago-fero<br />
propendens, propensus -a -um hanging down, present participle of propendeo,<br />
propendere, propendi, propensum<br />
propinqua-grandiflora close to (Campanula) grandiflora, propinquus-(Campanula)<br />
grandiflora<br />
propinquus -a -um closely allied, of near relationship, related, propinquo, propinquare<br />
proponticus -a -um from around the Sea of Marmara (propontis), between the<br />
Bosporus and the Dardanelles, Turkey<br />
prorepens creeping out, creeping forwards, pro-repens<br />
pros- near-, in addition-, also-, against-, towards-, proj, pro-, pro<br />
Proserpinaca an ancient name used in Pliny, proserppw to creep along<br />
(Proserpine, or Persephone, was the wife of Pluto)<br />
proserpinacoides resembling Proserinaca, pros-erpw-oeidhj<br />
proserpinensis -is -e from Proserpine, E Queensland, Australia<br />
proso-, prostho- towards-, to the front-, before-, on-the-side-of-, proj<br />
Prosopis the name used by Dioscorides for butterbur<br />
Prostanthera Standing-before-the-anther, proisthmi-anqhra (appendages)<br />
prostigiatus -a -um having a forward exposed stigma, previously branded, pro-<br />
(stigma, stigmatis) a name for a Rhododendron hybrid,<br />
prostratus -a -um lying flat but not rooting, prostrate, prostratus<br />
Protea for Proteus (the sea god’s versatility in changing form) (Proteaceae)<br />
proteanus -a -um able to assume many shapes, pretending, proteinw (proteism)<br />
proteiflorus -a -um with Protea-like flowers, Protea-florum<br />
proteioides resembling Protea, Protea-oides<br />
proteino- stretched out-, exposed, feigning-, pro-teinw (protein derives via French,<br />
protéine, from protoj, proteioj, primary)<br />
protentus -a -um stretching out, spreading, protendo, protendere, protendi, protentum<br />
proter-, protero-, proto- first-, proteroj, proteroproterandrus<br />
-a -um male-first, with anthers maturing before the stigma, proterojanhr<br />
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