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phylica-like leaves. Second hot. name for Tea- 

 leaved Willow. 

 Phyteuma (fi-teu-ma). G. " Phyton " (that which 



grows as a plant, a tree). Bot. name Rampion 



group. 



Picea (pi-se-a). L. " Fix " (name for the Spruce tree). 

 Picris (pik-ris). G. " Pikros " (bitter); from taste of 



plant. Bot. name for a group. 

 Picrides (pik-ri-des). Second bot. name variety Lesser 



Broomrape, because this parasitic plant grows on 



the Picris plants. 



Parsley Piert. Eng. name Alchemilla Arvensis. 

 Pig Nut. Eng. name for two plants of different groups 



one belongs to Carum group ; the other to Cono- 



podum. 

 Pillwort. Eng. name translation of " Pilularia," L. 



group name. 

 Pilulare (pil-u-la-re). L. "A little ball." Second bot. 



name. 

 Pilularia (pil-u-la-ri-a). L. " Pilula " (a little pill). 



Bot. group name. 

 Pilosus (pi-lo-sus). L. adj., " hairy.*' Second bot. 



name. 

 Pilosella (pi-lo-sel-la). L. adj. dim., " pilosus " (hairy), 



but the hairs are small. Second bot. name. 

 Pilosissimum (pi-lo-sis-si-mum). L. adj. superlative of 



" pilosus." Second bot. name. 

 Piiulifera (pil-u-li-fer-a). L. " Piluli " (a pill) ; " fera " 



(bearer); i.e., pill-headed. Second bot. name. 

 Pimpernel (pim-per-nel). Eng. name for Anagallis 



group. Said to be a corruption of " bipennella," 



a L. term applied to plants with feather-like leaves. 

 PimpineJla (pim-pin-el-la). L. Corrupted form of " bi- 



