EXPLANATION 
odontocar pa; tooth-fruited 
odora'tus, a; perfumed 
officina’lis; used as a drug 
oleifo’'lium ; olive-leaved 
olera’cea ; potherb-like 
oleo’sa; oily 
oligacan’thum ; few-thorned 
oligan’tha ; few-flowered 
oligophyl'la; few-leaved 
opa’ca ; dark 
opercula’ta ; having a lid 
oppositiflo’ra ; opposite-flowered 
oppositifo'lia ; opposite-leaved 
orbicula’ris, orbicula’‘tum; of a 
round form 
orienta’lis ; eastern 
orna ta ; ornamented 
oroboi des; Orobus-like 
orygioi des ; Orygia-like 
otocar’pum ; ear-fruited 
oxycar pum; point-fruited 
Oxyced rus; a generic name 
ovalifo'lia, um; oval-leaved 
ova lis, ova'ta; egg-shaped 
ovina; belonging to sheep 
pachyphyl'la; thick-leaved 
pachyp’tera ; thick-winged 
pallidus, a; pale-coloured 
paludo’sum, palus’tris ; belonging 
to marshes 
panicula‘ta, um; having panicles 
panno’sus; ragged 
papillo’sum; covered with little 
pimples 
papyrocar’pa; paper-fruited 
parabol'ica ; parabola-shaped 
paradox’us, a; strange 
par’va; small 
parviflo’rus, a; small-flowered 
parvifo'lius ; small-leaved 
pat’ens ; exposed, spreading 
pat‘ula; spreading out 
pauciflo’rus, a, um; few-flowered 
pectina'tus, a; combed 
pedicella‘ris ; having stalklets 
peduncula’'ta, um; stalked 
pelta‘ta; having a shield 
pen’dulus ; hanging 
penicilla’ta ; hair-tufted 
pentan’dra, um; with 5 stamens 
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pentap’tera ; five-winged 
pentat’ropis; five-keeled 
peregrina; a wanderer 
peren’nis; living more than two. 
years 
perpusil'lus, a; very little 
persica rium; peach-like 
pertu’sus ; perforated 
Peruvia’na; Peruvian 
petaloc’alyx; having a petal-like 
calyx 
petiola‘ris ; having petioles 
petree’a; growing on rocks 
petroph‘ila, um ; rock-loving 
Peuce; a pine 
phacoi‘des; Phaca-like 
phillyreoi des; Phillyra-like 
phlebopet’alum ; vein-petaled 
phlebophyl'la ; vein-leaved 
phragmi'tes ; a reed 
phylicoi‘des; Phylicia-like 
phyllodin’ea ; having phyllods 
picridioi’des ; Picris-like 
pilos‘ula ; somewhat hairy 
pilo’sus, a, um; hairy 
pimeloi‘des; Pimelea-like 
pinifo’lius ; pine-leaved 
pinna'ta; feathered 
pinnatif‘ida; feather-cleft 
planifo‘lius ; flat-leaved 
plantaginel'la; a little plantain 
(Plantago) 
plantagin’eum ; Plantago-like 
platyc’alyx ; having a broad calyx 
platycar’pum ; broad-fruited 
platyceph’alus ; broad-headed 
platyglos’sa; broad-tongued 
platyl’epis ; broad-scaled 
platyp’oda; broad-stalked 
platyp’terus; broad-winged 
plebe'ia, um; common 
pleioceph’ala; many-headed 
pleiococ’ca; many-fruited 
pleiopet’ala ; many-petaled 
pleiop’terum ; many-winged 
pleurandroi des; Pleuranda-like: 
pleurocar’pa ; side-fruited 
pleuropap’pus; having a pappus 
on one side 
plumulif‘era; plume-bearing 
