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Ped'ate (L. pes, pedis, a foot) : palmately parted or divided, with the lateral 

 segments again cleft. 



Ped'icel (L. pedictihis, a little foot) : the stalk of a single flower of a cluster. 



Ped'icellate : having a pedicel. 



Pedun'cle : the stalk of a solitary flower, or the primary flower stalk of a 

 cluster. Pedun/culate : borne on a peduncle. 



Pellu'cid (L. per, through; lucidus, clear, luminous) : transparent or nearly so. 



Pel'tate (L. pelta, a shield) : shield-shaped, and attached at its lower surface 

 instead of by its margin. Fig. 246. 



Pen'dulous : applied to an ovule which hangs downward from the side of the 

 ovary. 



Pe'po (Gr. pepon, a kind of gourd or melon) : a kind of berry with a firm, 

 hard rind, such as the pumpkin or gourd. Fig. 338. 



Peren'nial (L. perennis, that lasts the whole year through; from per, 

 through; annus, the year) : lasting from year to year. 



Per'fect : applied to flowers having both pistil and stamens. 



Perfo'liate (L. per, through ; folium, a leaf) : said of a leaf having the stem 

 apparently passing through it. Fig. 244. 



Per'ianth (Gr. peri, about ; anthos, a flower) : calyx or corolla, or both col- 

 lectively when present. 



Per'icarp (Gt.peri, about; karpos, fruit) : the matured ovary or its wall. 



Perigyn'ium (Gr. peri + gyne, woman) : the inflated sac inclosing the ovary 

 in Carex. 



Perig'ynous : borne above the base of the ovary but not at its summit. Fig. 

 123, B. 



Persis'tent : continuing long, as sepals on the maturing fruit or leaves re- 

 maining on their branches through the winter. 



Per'sonate (L. personatus, masked) : applied to a bilabiate corolla having the 

 throat closed by a prominent projection or palate. Fig. 275. 



Pet'al (Gr. petalon, a leaf) : one of the parts of the corolla. Fig. 87. 



Pet'aline, pr. pet'al-in : pertaining to or resembling a petal. 



Pet'aloid : colored and resembling a petal. 



Pet'iolate (L. petiolus, a little foot or leg) : having a petiole. 



Pet'iole : the footstalk of a leaf. Fig. 262, b. 



Phsenog'amous (Gr. phainein, to show; gamos, marriage) : having flowers in 

 the ordinary sense of the word, and producing seeds. 



Phan'erogam or phaneroga'mia (Gr. phaneros, evident; gamos marriage) : 

 a plant or class of plants having flowers in the ordinary sense, and pro- 

 ducing seeds. 



Photosyn'thesis (Gr. phos, photos, light ; synthesis, a putting together): the 

 formation of starch and sugars from carbon dioxide and water by means 



