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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



nana dwarf 



napiformis turnip-shaped 



nasuta large nosed 



uatans floating 



navicularis boat-siiaped 



nebulosa clouded 



nemoralis wood 



nervosa nerved 



nidus nest-shaped 



niger black 



nigrescens black 



nitida shining 



nivea snow white 



nivealis snowy 



noctiflora night flowering 



nodosa knotted 



Nova) Angliee, of New England 



Noveboracensis New York 



nucifera nut bearing 



nuda naKed 



nudicaulis naked stemmed 



nutans nodding 



o 



ob is used in the composition 

 of Latin technical terms to 

 indicate that a thing is in- 

 verted ; as, obovate, in- 

 versely ovate ; obcordate, 

 inversely cordate, etc. 

 obliqua, referring to shape, 

 imequal sided. 



oblonga oblong leaved 



obryzata refined 



obtusata . . bluntish 



occidentalis western 



ocellata eye spotted 



ochracea ochre colored 



ochrantha. .yellowish flowered 

 ochreata, furnished with tubu- 

 lar stipules (ochrea). 

 ochroleuca. . . .yellowish white 

 octa, eight, in such words as 

 octagynia, having eight pis- 

 tils; octamerous, the parts 

 in eight, etc. 



octhodes |tubercled 



oculata eyed 



odora sweet scented 



odoratissima, very sweet 



scented, 

 officinalis (belonging to the 

 shop) ; applied to plants, 

 etc., used in medicine or the 

 arts. 



oleifera. oil bearing 



olens stinking 



oleracea .... esculent (eatable) 



oligantha few flowered 



oligophylla few leaved 



olivaris olive green 



onusta loaded 



operculata. covered with a lid 

 oppositifolia. . opposite leaved 

 oi'biculata. .circular in outline 

 oreophylla. . .mountain loving 



orientalis eastern 



ornata beautiful 



ornithopoda bird's foot 



ornithoryncha bird billed 



ovata egg-shaped 



ovulata, ovulifera; bearing 

 seeds or bodies destined to 

 become plants, 

 oxycarpa sharp fruited 



oxygona sharp angled 



oxypetala sharp petaled 



oxyphylla sharp leaved 



P 



pachyphylla thick-leaved 



padifolia cherry leaved 



paleacea chaffy or scaly 



pallida pale 



palmata, divided so as to re- 

 semble a hand. 



paludosa marsh loving 



palustris marsh 



pandurata fiddle-shaped 



panduriformis. . .fiddle-shaped 

 papilionacea .... butterfly-like 



papillaris conical 



papulosa, bearing small, round 

 projections. 



papyracea. . paper white 



parasitica, living on the juices 

 of other plants. 



pardalina leopard marked 



parvifolia .... small leaved 



parvula little 



parvum small 



patens spreading 



patula slightly spreading 



pauciflora few-flowered 



pavonia peacock-like 



pectiuata comb leaved 



pedatifida, cut into lobes, the 



lateral ones of which do not 



radiate from the petiole like 



the rest. 



pedicellata. . . .slightly stalked 



pedunculata stemmed 



peliorhynchus . pigeon beaked 

 pellucida. .bright, transparent 



peltata shield-like 



pelvif ormis . . open cup-shaped 



pendula drooping 



pennata feather-like 



pennicillata. . . hair pencil-like 



pennigera winged 



penniuervis. . . .feather nerved 

 penta, in Greek derivatives 

 five ; as pentadactylon, flve- 

 fingered. 



pentagyna five-carpelled 



pentaphylla five-leaved 



percussa sharp pointed 



peregrina foreign 



perfoliata, when the stem 

 appears to pass through the 

 leaf, 

 perforata . . pierced with holes 

 perigyna . . . borne on the calyx 

 pertusa. . having slits or holes 

 petiolata. . . having foot stalks 



petreea growing on rocks 



phffia dusky 



phoenicea purple 



phylla, a leaf, used in conjunc- 

 tion with numerals ; as di- 

 phylla, two-leaved ; tetra- 

 phylla, four-leaved. 



picta painted 



pileata, having a cap or lid 

 like the cap of a mushroom. 



pilifera bearing hairs 



pilosa hairy 



pilosiuscula slightly hairy 



pinifolia pine-leaved 



pinnata, a compound leaf with 

 leaflets arranged along the 

 sides of a common petiole. 



pinnatifld pinnately cleft 



piperita pepper-like 



pisiformis pea-shaped 



planicaulis flat stemmed 



platantha broad flowered 



platycarpa broad fruited 



platyclada flat branched 



platyglossa broad tongued 



platyphylla broad leaved 



platyptera broad winged 



pleiochroma. . . . many colored 



plicata plaited 



plumbea lead-colored 



plumosa feathery 



poculiformis cup-shaped 



podophylla. .foot stalk leaved 

 poly, in Greek compounds nu- 

 merous ; as, polyantha, 

 many flowered, etc. 



polyacantha many spined 



polycarpa many fruited 



polycephala many headed 



polydactyla .... many fingered 



polyliria lily-like 



polylopha many crested 



polymorpha. . . . many formed 



polyphylla many leaved 



polyrhizon many rooted 



polystachya many spiked 



pomeridiana afternoon 



poniifera, apple, pear, etc., 



bearing, 

 porporophylla. . .purple leaved 



porrigens extending 



potomophylla. . .swamp loving 



preecox early 



praestans excelling 



prsBtexa bordered 



prasina grass green 



princeps. . . .magnificent, chief 



prionophylla saw leaved 



procera tall 



procumbens trailing 



prolifera bulb bearing 



propendens, hanging forward 

 and downward. 



propinqua allied 



pruinosa frosty 



psittacina parrot-like 



pterocephala wing headed 



ptei'oneura wing nerved 



pubens downy 



pubescens downy 



pubifolia downy leaved 



pudibunda modest 



pudica chaste 



pugioniformis . .dagger- shaped 



pulchella pretty 



pulcher showy 



pulla russet 



pulverulenta powdery 



pulvinaris cushioned 



pumila dwarf 



punctata spotted 



punctilobula dotted lobed 



pungens stinging 



punicea reddish brown 



pusilla small 



pustulata. blistered 



putens foetid 



pycnacantha. . .densely spined 



pygmeea dwarf 



pyrophylla fiery leaved 



