458 A COMPENDIUM OF 
veraceous—pa-pav’-er-a’-shus (Lat. pa- 
Sea a ona Pertaining to and resem- 
bling the poppy; belonging to the natural or- 
der of the Papaveracez. : 
Papillose—pa-pil’-loz (Lat. papilla, a smal 
pimple or nipple). Covered with elevated 
dots or points; warty. 
Pappous, also Pappose—(Gr. pappos,; Lat. 
Pappus, seeds with hair or wool). Downy, as 
in the seeds of the thistle, cotton, etc. 
Paregoric—par’-e-gor-ik (Gr. paregortkos, cap- 
able of affording relief), A medicinal tinc- 
ture or elixir, a mixture of opium, camphor, 
oil, anise, honey, etc, 
Parenchyma—pa-reng’-ki-ma (Gr. pareng- 
chuma, from para, beside, and chuma, juice). 
In botany the pith or cellular tissue of plants; 
also termed parenchymatous tissue. 
Paripinnate—par’-i-pin’-nat (Lat. par, equal, 
and penna, a wing). A compound or double 
pinnate leaf ending in two leaflets. 
Patchouly—pa-cho’-li (said to be derived from 
the Malay pucha-pat). Anaromatic perfume, 
and much esteemed by some people; the plant 
contains an ottar, and on this depends its fra- 
grance, 
Pear—(As. pera; Fr. potre; Lat. pirum,a pear). 
The pear tree, the well-known fruit. 
Pectoral—pek’-to-ral (Lat. pectus, the breast; 
genative, pectoris), Any medicine that is 
good for the lungs, 
Pedate—ped’-at (Lat. pedatus, footed). Ap- 
plied to certain palmate leaves having a divis- 
ion like feet. 
