199. NAVIES OF PLANTS. 



obtusifo'lius ; blunt-leaved. 

 *ochroleu'cum ; literall}' pale white, which is a colour I have 

 no certain idea of: it is applied to the sulphur- 

 coloured Clover. Say cream-coloured, 

 ^octopet'ala; eight-petalled. 



odora'tus; (sweet-) smelling. 



officina'lis ; officinal, or sold in shops. 



olera'ceus ; garden-stuff, pot-herb, culinary vegetable. 



olldum; ill-smelling. 



ophioglossifo'lius ; ophioglossum-leaved, or having leaves 

 like the Adder's-tongue (fern). 



oppositifolium ; opposite -leaved. 



orientalis ; eastern. 



ova'ta; ovate, oval, or egg-shaped. From ovum, an egg. 



ovi'na ; pertaining to a sheep {ovis), Sheeps' Fescue-grass. 



P. 



palles'cens ; rather pale. 



pallidus ; pale. 



palu'stris ; pertaining to a marsh. 



paludo'sus ; marshy. 



panic'ea ; like Panicum, or Panic -grass. 



panicula'ta ; paniculate, i.e. bearing panicles. A panicle in 

 Botany is that manner of inflorescence, or bearing 

 flowers, of which we have striking examples in Oats 

 and Quaking Grass ; but though principally used in 

 application to Grasses, it is used also for any 

 branched raceme. (See racemosus.) 



paradox'a ; paradoxical ; applied to a dubious Carex that 

 puzzles the botanists. 



parvifolia ; small-leaved. 



par'vulus ; tiny. 



