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canth " (see above) and " oides " (like). Second 

 bot. name. 



Oxycoccos (oks-e-kok-kos). G. "Oxus" (acid); 

 " coccos " (a berry). Second bot. name Crane- 

 berry. 



Oxylepis (oks-e-le-pis). G. " Oxus " (sharp); " lepis " 

 (a scale). Second bot. name. 



Oxlip. A.S. "Oxan-slyppe" (ox droppings) (see Cow- 

 slip). Common Eng. name for one of Primroses. 



Oxyptera (oks-e-tera). G. ''Oxus " (sharp); " pteron " 

 (winged). Second bot. name. 



Oxyria (oks-e-ria). G. "Oxus" (sharp); from the 

 acid taste of the plant. Bot. name for a group. 



Oxytropis (oks-e-tro-pis). G. " Oxus " (sharp) ; " tro- 

 pis " (keel); because the plants have a sharp 

 " keel," as the lower petals of the Peaflower are 

 called. Bot. name for a group. 



P 

 Padus (pa-dus). L. name of river Po. Second bot. 



name for Birdcherry. 

 Pajonia (pe-o-ni-a). G. After Paeon, a Greek 



physician. Bot. name for a group. 

 Paeony (pe-o-ne). Eng. for above. 

 Paganum (pa-ga-num). L. adj., "belonging to the 



village." Second bot. name. 

 Paigle (pa-gl). Eng. name for the Cowslip ; from the 



French " epingle " (a pin), because the style with 



its stigma looks like a pin with a good head. 

 Paleaceum (pale-a-se-um). L. adj., "getting pale." 



Second bot. name. 



