5^6 GLOSSAR V 



Ovary {ovarium). The lower part of the pistil, which encloses the ovules. 



0\ATE (ovafus). Shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, i.e., oval and narrowed 



towards the top. 

 Ovoid (ovoideus). Egg-shaped. 

 Ovule {ovtilum). The grain-like body which contains the female reproductive cells and 



developes into the seed after fertilization. 



Palmate {palmattis). With the divisions or branches springing from one point. 



Panicle (panicula). A repeatedly branched inflorescence of more or less pj'ramidal or 



ovoid form. 

 Papilla {papilla). A soft superficial protuberance. 

 Parallelnerved {parallelinervius). With the principal nerves nearly parallel and 



connected almost at right angles by equally subparallel side-nerves. 

 Parasite {planta parasitica). A plant growing upon an other plant and feeding from it. 

 Parietal {parietalis). Attached to the wall of the ovary, usually at the sutures of the 



carpels. 

 Paripinnate {paripinnatus) . Equally or abruptly pinnate, i.e., pinnate without a terminal 



leaflel . 

 Parted {partitus). Divided nearly to the base. 

 Pedate {pedatus). With the larger branches or divisions springing from the lowest lateral 



ones. 

 Pedicel {pedicellus) . The stalk of a flower. 

 Peduncle {pedunculus). The stalk of an inflorescence. 

 Peltate (peltaitts). Shield-shaped, i.e., roundish and attached by the middle of the under 



surface. 

 Penicillate {penicillatus). Shaped like a tuft of hairs or a painter's brush. 

 Penninerved {penninervius). With pinnate nervation. 

 Perennial {perennis). Not perishing after maturity, the underground part of the stem 



at least remaining alive. 

 Perianth {perianthium). Floral envelope, i.e., the aggregate of the modified leaves sur- 

 rounding the stamens and carpels and forming part of the flower. 

 Pericarp {pericarpium). The wall of the fruit enclosing the seeds. 

 Perigynous {petigynus). Inserted upon the margin of a more or less concave receptacle 



which is free from the ovary, at some distance from and usually higher than the ovary. 

 Persistent {persistens). Remaining on the plant at the time of maturitj'. 

 Petal {peialum). One of the inner perianth-leaves, usually differing from the outer in the 



larger size, the softer texture, and the bright colour. 

 Petaloid {petaloideus) . Petal- or corolla-like. 

 Petiole {petiolus). The foot-stalk of a leaf. 

 Phyllode {phyllodium). A broadened, leaf-like branch. 

 Pinna {pinna). One of the lateral branches or divisions of a pinnate organ. 

 Pinnate {pinnaius). With the divisions, leaflets, or branches arranged along each side 



of the midrib or rachis. Unequally pinnate leaves have a terminal leaflet, equally 

 (abruptly) pinnate ones have none. 

 Pistil {pistillum). The aggregate of the carpels of a flower 



Placenta {placenta). The part of the ovary or fruit which bears the ovules or seeds. 

 Plicate {plicatus). Folded along the ribs. 



Plumule {plumula). The upper part of the embryo (above the cotyledons). 

 Pollen {pollen). The fertilizing cells produced in the anthers. 

 Polygamous {polygamus). Partly hermaphrodite and partly unisexual. 

 Posterior {posticus). Directed towards the axis upon which the organ in question is in- 

 serted. 

 pRAEFLORATiON {proefloratio). The arrangement of the perianth-leaves in the bud. 

 Praefoliation {praefoliatio). The mode in which a foliage-leaf is disposed before its 



expansion. 

 Procumbent {procumhens). Spreading along the ground. 



