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Papaver (pa-pav-er). Celtic. " Papa," the seeds being 



used in the " pap " given to infants to induce sleep. 



Bot. name for Poppy group. 

 Papaveraceae (pa-pav-er-a-se-e). L. "Papaver" 



(see above) and " aceous " (like). Bot. name for 



Poppy family. 

 Papilionaceae (pa-pil-yo-na-se-e). L. " Papilio " (a 



butterfly) ; " aceous " (like) ; from the shape of the 



flowers. Bot. name Peaflower family. 

 Paradoxa (par-a-doksa). G. "Para" (against); 



" doxa " (usual opinion); i.e., doubtful. Second 



bot. name. 



Paralias (par-a-li-as). G. adj., " grows on the sea- 

 shore." Second bot. name. 

 Pardalianches (pard-al-i-an-kes). G. " Pardalis " (a 



leopard); " ancho " (to strangle); the plant was 



said to choke the leopard. Second bot. name 



Leopard 's-bane. 

 Parietaria (pa-ri-et-ar-ia). L. adj., " pertaining to 



walls " ; because plants usually found there. Bot. 



name Pellitory group. 

 Parietarifoliae (pa-ri-et-ar-i-fol-i-e). L. " Parietaria " 



(see above) and "folia" (leaves); i.e., leaves of 



the plant like those of the Wall Pellitory. Second 



bot. name. 

 Paris (pa-ris). L. adj., "equal"; because the four 



leaves are all the same and equal in size. Bot. 



name Herb Paris group. 

 Parnassia (par-nas-sia). After Mount Parnassus, 



where this Grass grows well. Bot. name for a 



group. 

 Parsley. Eng. name of a well-known garden herb. Is 



a corruption of G. " petroselinum." The second 



