Oleoresin Mlstflit A natural mixture of resin with an essential oil, as in turpentine. 



Olivaceous Rllcfe Olive-colored; the color of an olive. 



Orbicular il.M|)| : ; A flat body with circular outline. 



Ovary ^M The part of a pistil which contains the ovules. 



Ovate tyflMfiy Shaped like a longitudinal section of a hen's egg. 



Ovoid ffl&B Egg-shaped. 



Ovule W$f. A young seed in the ovary. 



Ovulijerous scale J H-J Ovule-bearing scale. 



Palate I'l/'j 11 ! A projection in the throat of some bilabiate corollas. 



Pale, palea (pi. paleae) [*J#, ft^ The inner bract of the two enclosing a grass 



floret, located between the floret and the rachilla, or the bract of a floret of 



Compositae. 

 Paleaceous -fUtljil'l^J Having paleae. 



Palmate y:jt Lobed or divided so that the sinuses point to the top of the petiole. 

 Palmatipartite / l^i'tui Very deeply cut in a palmate manner. 

 Pandurate, panduriform $kWM Fiddle-shaped; drawn in at the middle. 

 Panicle M ; i f [f((;)r A branched raceme, usually loosely arranged. 

 Papery WffiM. Like paper. 

 Papilionaceous W&Vc Butterfly-shaped, as in the corolla of the Papilionideae in 



Leguminosae. 

 Papillae flM Soft protuberances. 

 Pappilose -JU'Lilfi Covered with papillae. 

 Pappus )[£ g The hairs, bristles or scales which represent the calyx in the flowers 



of most Compositae. 

 Paraphyses [$i$& Sterile filaments in the fruiting bodies of cryptogams. 

 Parasite Hf^#r An organism which lives on another organism and gets nourishment 



from it. 

 Parietal {PJJIfi^ Used to designate placentae borne on the outer wall of an ovary, 



rather than on its base or central axis. 

 Partheno genetic M.$k^M Where the ovary develops an apparently normal embryo 



and plant without fertilization. 

 Partition RUt An internal wall, e.g. that which separates the cells of an ovary. 

 Pectinate fg^ Pinnatifid, with segments like the teeth of a comb. 

 Pedate, pedatisect \' ] j^-\)\ Palmately parted, with the lateral divisions two-cleft. 

 Pedicel TEffi The stalk supporting a single flower. 

 Pedicellate : U- ft; Hi fill Borne on a pedicel. 



Peduncle $£\H A stout flower stalk, often supporting a cluster of flowers. 

 Pedunculate -iU'SlIlii'J Having a peduncle. 

 Pellucid rjvljjj More or less transparent. 



Peltate /ff$; To designate a leaf attached by its lower surface rather than its margin. 

 Pendulous TIIKJ Somewhat hanging or drooping. 

 Penninerved ^H/Jft Pinnately nerved. 

 Pepo ^Ul 1 - A gourd fruit, one-celled, many-seeded, inferior with parietal placentae, 



and pulpy within. 

 Perennial > '| : 'i:['i-J A plant which lives for several years. 

 Perfect JUiTft Used to indicate a bisexual flower. 

 Perfoliate §?£f;^ When a stem appears to pass through a leaf, as in Polygonum 



perfoliatum. 

 Perforate ^JL&] Pierced with holes or with transparent dots resembling holes. 



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