168 BOTANICAL NAMES 



pinnula " (two feathered); i.e., having, in pairs, 



two feather-like leaves along the stalk. Bot. name 



for group. 

 Pimpineilifolia (pim-pin-el-li-fol-ia). L. " Pimpinella " 



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



the Pimpinella. Second hot. name. 

 Pimpinelloides (pim-pinel-loi-des). L. " Pimpinella " 



(see above); " oides " (like). Second bot. name. 

 Pine. Eng. rendering of L. " pinus " (name of tree). 

 Pinguicula (ping-u-ku-la). L. " Pinguis " (fat) ; from 



the greasy feel of the leaf. Bot. name of a group, 



and Eng. name for the Lentibulaceae family. 

 Pink. Eng. name of Carophyllaceae family, and 



Dianthus group is the short for Pinkstein or Pente- 



coste, when it flowers. 

 Pinus (pi-nus). L. name for Pine tree. 

 Pinnatum (pin-na-tum). L. adj., " feathered or 



plumed." Second bot. name. 

 Pinnatifieda (pin-nat-if-i-da). L. " Penna " (a feather); 



" findo " (to cleave); round its margin the leaf is 



cut in a jagged way half way down to midrib. 



Second bot. name. 

 Piperita (pi-per-e-ta). L. " Piper " (pepper); through 



Greek from Sanscrit " pippali. " Second bot. name. 

 Pippin (pip-pin). Dutch. " Pipling. M A distinguish- 

 ing name given to one of the many kinds of apples. 

 Pisum (pis-um). L. name for Pea. Now used as the 



group name for cultivated kinds of Peas. 

 Planiculmis (pla-ni-kul-mis). L. " Planus " (flat); 



" culmis " (a stalk); flat-stemmed. Second bot. 



name. 

 Planifolia (pla-ni-fol-ia). L. " Planus " (flat) ; " folia " 



(leaves). Second bot. name. 



