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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



perfora tus: perforated, with holes. 



permfx tus : much mixed or confused. 



persicsefo lius: peach-leaved. 



per sicus: of Persia; also the peach. 



perspfc uus: clear, transparent. 



pertu sus: thrust through, forced 

 through, perforated. 



peruvia nus: Peruvian, of Peru. 



petaloid eus: petal-like. 



petiola ris: petioled, with a leaf-stalk. 



petiola tus: petioled. 



petrje us: rock-loving. 



phlogiflo rus: flame-flowered. 



phoenic eus: purple-red. 



phryg ius: of Phrygia (in Asia 

 Minor). 



phyllomani acus: running wildly to 

 leaves, leafy. 



pictura tus: painted-leaved, pictured, 

 variegated. 



pic tus: painted. 



pilif era : bearing soft hairs. 



pilosius culus: somewhat or slightly 

 pilose. 



pilo sus: pilose, shaggy, with soft 

 hairs. 



pilulff era: globule-bearing. 



pine to rum : of pine forests. 



pin eus: of the pine. 



pinifd lius: pine-leaved. 



pinnatif idus: pinnatifid, pinnatcly 

 cleft. 



pinnat ifrons: pinnate -fronded or 

 -foliaged. 



pinnatiner vis: pinnate-nerved. 



pinna tus: pinnate, with leaflets on the 

 sides of a main leaf axis. 



pislf era: Pisum-bearing, pea-bearing. 



pisocar pus : pea-fruited. 



placa tus: quiet, calm. 



pianino rus: plane-flowered, flat- 

 flowered. 



planifo lius: flat-leaved. 



plantagin eus: plantain-like. 



pla nus: plane, flat. 



platanoi des: Platanus-like, plane- 

 tree-like. 



platycan thus: broad-spined. 



platycar pus: broad-fruited. 



platyc ladus: broad-branched. 



platyglds sus: broad-tongued. 



platyphyl Ius: broad-leaved. 



pleni's simus: very full or double. 



pie nus: full, used to designate dou- 

 bleness in flowers (as in flore-pleno). 



pleuros tachys: side-spiked. 



plica tus: plicate, plaited, folded 

 lengthwise. 



pluma rius: plumed. 



pluma tus: plumed. 



plum beus: of lead. 



plumo sus: feathery. 



poculif&r mis: deep cup-shaped. 



podocar pus: with stalked fruit. 



poet icus: pertaining to poets 



polif d lius : Folium-leaved, white- 

 leaved. 



poll tus: polished. 



polyacan thus: many-spined. 



polyan drus: of many stamens. 



polyan thus: many-flowered. 



polyceph alus: many-headed. 



polydac tylus: many-fingered. 



polyg amus : polygamous, having 

 both perfect and imperfect flow- 

 ers. 



polymor phus: of many forms, varia- 

 ble. 



polypet alus: many-petaled. 



polyphyl Ius: many-leaved. 



polysper mus: many-seeded. 



polysta chyus: many-spiked. 



polystic tus: many-dotted. 



poma ceus: pome-like, resembling 

 the apple or pear. 



pomeridia nus: afternoon. 



ponderd sus: ponderous, heavy, 

 weighty. 



pon ticus: of Pontus (in Asia Minor). 



populifo Uus: populus-leaved, poplar- 

 leaved. 



popul neus: pertaining to poplars. 



porci nus: pertaining to swine. 



porriffl lius: Porrum- or leek-leaved. 



praeal tus: very tall. 



prae cox: precocious, premature, very 

 eai ly. 



preb stans : distinguished, excelling. 



prsetex tus: bordered. 



prasina tus: greenish. 



prasi nus: grass-green. 



praten sis: of meadows. 



precatfl rius: praying, prayerful. 



primul inus: primrose-like. 



prin ceps: princely, first. 



prismat icus: prismatic, prism-shaped. 



proboscid eus: prolx>scis-like. 



proce rus: tall. 



procum bens: procumbent, lying on 

 the ground. 



procur rens: extended. 



produc tus: produced, lengthened. 



profu sus: profuse. 



prolif era: producing offshoots, bear- 

 ing abnormal supernumerary parts. 



prolif icus: prolific, fruitful. 



propen dens: hanging down. 



propm quus: related, near to. 



prostra tus: prostrate, lying flat. 



protru sus: protruding. 



provincia lis: provincial; or of Prov- 

 ence, southern France. 



pruina tus: pruinose. 



pruind sus: pruinose, with a hoary or 

 frost-like bloom. 



prunifd lius: plum-leaved. 



pru riens: itching. 



pseud- pseudo-: in combinations 

 means false, not genuine, not the 

 true or the typical, as Pseudotsuga, 

 false tsuga. 



psittac! nus: of the parrot. 



pu bens: downy. 



puber ulus: puberulous, somewhat 

 pubescent. 



pubes cens: pubescent, downy. 



pud! eus: bashful, retiring, shrinking 



pulchel Ius: pretty, beautiful. 



pul cher: handsome, beautiful. 



pulcher rimus: very handsome. 



pul Ius: dark colored, dusky, almost 

 black. 



pulverulen tus: powdered, dust-cov- 

 vered. 



pulvina tus: cushioned, cushion-like. 



pu milus: dwarf. 



punctatts simus: most spotted, very 

 spotted. 



puncta tus: punctate, dotted. 



pun gens: piercing, sharp-pointed. 



punfc eus: reddish purple. 



purpura ceus: purple. 



purpuras cens: purplish, becoming 

 purple. 



purpura tus: purple. 



purpu reus: purple. 



pusfl Ius: very small, insignificant. 



pycnacan thus: drn.-i'ly siiined. 



pycnan thus : densely flowered. 



pygmse us: pigmy. 



pyramida lis: pyramidal. 



pyrena icus: of the Pyrenees. 



pyrifd lius: pear-leaved. 



pyrif or mis : Pyrus-formed, pear- 

 shaped. 



quadrangula ris: quadrangular, four- 

 angled. 



quadrangula tus: four-angled. 



quadra tus: in four or fours, squared. 



quadric olor : of four colors. 



quadrident'i tus: four-toothed. 



quadrif idus: four-cut. 



quadrifo lius: four-leaved. 



quadriparti tus: four-parted. 



quadrival vis: four-valved. 



quercif 6 lius : Quercus- leaved, oak- 

 leaved. 



querc! nus: of Quercus the oak. 



quina tus: quinate, in fives. 



quinquec olor: five-colored. 



quinqueno rus: five-flowered. 



quinquefd lius: five-leaved. 



quinquelocula ris: five-loculed, of five 

 cells or compartments. 



quinquener vis: five-nerved. 



quinquepuncta tus: five-spotted. 



racemiflo rus: raceme-flowered. 



racemfi sus: racemose, flowers in 

 racemes. 



radia tus: radiate, rayed. 



radi cans: rooting. 



radico sus: many-rooted. 



radi cum : of roots. 



radio sus: radiate, with many rays. 



ramenta ceus: bearing a hair-like 

 eu\ - ering. 



ramifld rus: with branching inflores- 

 cence. 



ramosis simus: most- or much- 

 branohed. 



ramo sus: branched. 



ranif era: bearing frogs. 



rapa ceus: pertaining to rape or 

 turnips. 



rariflS rus: scattered-flowered, with 

 flowers loose or few. 



ra rus: rare, uncommon. 



rau eus : hoarse, raw. 



reclina tus: reclined, bent back 



rec tus: straight, upright. 



recurva tus: recurved. 



recurvifo lius: reeurved-li aved. 



recur vus: recurved, curved back. 



redivi vus: restored, brought to life. 



reduplica tus: duplicated again, 

 doubled again, rcdnubled. 



reflex us: re-flexed, l-nt hack. 



refractus: broken, broken in pieces. 



reful gens: brightly shining, reflect- 

 ing light or color. 



rega lis: regal, royal. 



Regi na: Queen. 



re gius: regal, royal, kingly, pertain- 

 ing to a king. 



religio sus: used for religious pur- 

 poses, venerated. 



