The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
proterogynus -a -um female-first, with the stigma becoming receptive before self<br />
pollen is released, protero-gunh<br />
protervus -a -um violent, precocious, bold, protervus<br />
protistus -a -um earliest, number-one, the first of the first, superlative of protoj<br />
Protomegabaria Former-Megabarya, botanical Latin from proteroj and Megabarya<br />
(relationship to the genus Megabarya)<br />
protopunicus -a -um ancestral pomegranate, botanical Latin from ptroterew and<br />
Punica<br />
protractus -a -um revealing, drawn-out, protraho, protrahere, protraxi, protractum<br />
protrusus -a -um thrusting forwards, pushing out, protrudo, protrudere, protusi, protrusum<br />
protuberans bulging outwards, pro-(tuber, tuberis)<br />
provincialis -is -e from Provence, France (Provincia)<br />
proximus -a -um next, nearest, proximus<br />
pruhonicianus -a -um, pruhonicus -a -um from Pruhonice, Czech Republic<br />
pruinatus -a -um, pruinosus -a -um powdered, with a hoary bloom as though<br />
frosted-over, pruina, pruinatus<br />
pruinocarpus -a -um having waxy-bloomed fruit, botanical Latin from pruinus and<br />
karpoj<br />
Prumnopitys Hindmost-pine, prumnoj-pituj<br />
Prunella (Brunella), prunella from the German name, die Braüne, for quinsy, for<br />
which it was used as a cure<br />
prunelloides resembling Prunella, Prunella-oides<br />
pruni- plum-like, plum-, proumnon, Prunus, Pruni<br />
pruni living on Prunus (symbionts, parasites and saprophytes)<br />
pruniferus -a -um bearing plum-like fruits, Prunus-fero<br />
pruniflorus -a -um having plum-like flowers, Prunus-florum<br />
prunifolius -a -um plum-leaved, Prunus-folium<br />
pruniformis -is -e plum-shaped, Prunus-forma (Sarcococca fruits)<br />
prunophorus -a -um bearing plums, Prunus-fero<br />
prunulus -a -um somewhat-prune-like, comparative of prunus (the ridged spores)<br />
Prunus the ancient Latin name, Prunus, Pruni, for a plum tree<br />
pruriens irritant, stinging, itch-causing, present participle of prurio, prurire (hairs<br />
on the fruits of Mucuna pruriens)<br />
prussicus -a -um from Prussia (the areas ruled by the Hohenzollern dynasty)<br />
pruthenicus -a -um from the environs of the Pruth river dividing Romania and<br />
Moldova<br />
przewalskii for Nicholas M. Przewalski (1839–88), Russian explorer and collector<br />
in China (for whom, Przewalski’s horse)<br />
psamma-, psammo- sand-, yammoj<br />
Psamma Strand-dweller, yammoj (the old generic name for marram grass refers to<br />
its habitat)<br />
Psammisia for Psammis, Egyptian ruler c. 376 bc<br />
psammophilus -a -um liking sandy habitats, yammoj-filoj<br />
psammopus -a -um sandy-stalked, downy-stalked, yammoj-pous<br />
psaridis -is -e having surface markings like a starling, yaroj<br />
pseud-, pseudo- sham-, false-, yeudhj, yeudoj, yeudo-, yeud-,<br />
pseudacacia false or pseudo Acacia (the similar appearance of Robinia pseudacacia)<br />
pseudacantholimon false or pseudo Acantholimon<br />
pseudachillea false or pseudo Achillea<br />
pseudacorus false Acorus, yeudoj-akoron<br />
Pseudagrostistachys False-grass-like-spike, yeudoj-agrwstij-staxuj (refers to the<br />
short axillary racemes)<br />
pseudarmenia false or pseudo Armeria<br />
Pseuderanthemum false or pseudo Eranthemum<br />
Pseudoaegle False-Aegle, yeudoj-aegle<br />
pseudoalpina false or pseudo (Clematis) alpina<br />
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