PALMIPEDES 



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Palmipedes, ( pal'mi-pedz ). (Palrmpes, the 

 Latin word.] Geese, ducks, pelicans, alba- 

 tross, &c. : one of the primary divisions of 

 birds in Milne-Edward's classification. 



Palmyra, (pal-mi'ra). P. palm = Borassus 

 flabelliformis. 



Palpi, (pal'pi). [Palpus, the Latin word.] 

 Feelers: small organs of touch. 



Paludicellea, (pal-u-di-sel'la). [L. palus, 

 marsh. ] Fresh-water Polyzoa: a sub-division 

 of Gymnolyemata, q.v. 



Paludina, (pal-u-di'na). [L. palus, marsh.] 

 A fresh -water Gasteropod. P. mvipara= 

 River snail. 



Pampas, (pam'paz). [Per. pampa, field.] 

 Open plains of great extent in America. 



Pampero, ( pam-pa'ro ). [Pampas, q.v.] A 

 summer wind from the Andes blowing over 

 the pampas of America. 



Panax, (pu'naks). [Gk. pan, all; akos, 

 remedy.]=Ginseng, q.v. 



Pancreas, (pan'kre-as). [Gk. pan, all; Jcreas, 

 flesh.] = Sweetbread : a soft white fleshy 

 gland at the back of the stomach. 



Pancreatic (pan-kre-at'ik). [Pancreas, q.v.] 

 P. fluid; a colourless alkaline secretion, 

 which aids the digestion of fatty matter, 

 secreted by the pancreas. 



Panda, (pan'da)=Ailurus: a small bear-like 

 animal found in the Himalayas. 



Pandaean, (pan-de'an). [Pan, the god of 

 flocks.] A wind musical instrument, consist- 

 ing of a number of reeds graduated in size. 



Pandanaceae, (pan-da-na'se-e). [Pandanus, 

 Q.v.]=Screw-pmes: tropical trees, with naked 

 or scaly flowers, and long spiny leaves grow- 

 ing in spirals, belonging to Arales. 



Pandanus, (pan-da'nus). [From the Malay 

 name.] 1. A palm tree found in St. Jago. 

 2. Screw-pine: a tree with a pine-apple-like 

 fruit. P. candeZa6rain=Chandelier tree. 



Pane, (pan). [A.-S. pan, a piece.] Fulmi- 

 nating P., v. Fulminating. Luminous P.: 

 a glass plane, covered partially with tin- 

 foil, with a number of spaces so arranged 

 that they form a luminous figure when elec- 

 tric sparks are sent across them. 



Pangenesis, (pan-jen'e-sis). [Gk. pan, all; 

 Genesis, q.v.] An hypothetical form of gene- 

 sis in which every cell of the body throws off 

 undeveloped atoms, which are transmitted to 

 each sex, and multiplied by self-division. 

 They may remain undeveloped for gene- 

 rations. 



Pangiaceae, (pan-ji-a'se-e)=Pangiads: poison- 

 ous trees, with axillary flowers, belonging to 

 Papayales. 



Pangolins, (pan'go-linz). [Pangoehng, the 

 Javanese name.] 

 Scaly ant - eaters : 

 animals belonging 

 to Edentata, found 

 in Asia and Africa. 



Panicle,(pan'i-kl). A 

 variety of inflores- 

 cence, in which the 

 axes and pedicels 

 are elongated, as in 

 the crambe, grape- 



vine, &c. Compound P.: with elongated 



lateral axes and sessile flowers. 

 Panicum, (pan'i-kum). P. riiihaceum=.TAil\ei. 

 Panorpidae, (pan-or'pi-de). [Gk. pan, all; orpe, 



hook.] Scorpion flies: a family of insects 



belonging to Neuroptera. 

 Panspermic, (pan-sper'mik). [Gk. pan, all: 



s per ma, seed.] P. hypothesis: that the air 



contains multitudes of germs, from which 



bacteria, &c., may be developed. 

 Panspermism, (pan-sper'mizm). [Gk. pan, 



all; sperma, seed.] The theory that life 



can come only from germs, cf. Spontaneous 



generation. 

 Panspernusts, (pan - sper ' mists). [Pansper- 



mism, q.v.] Advocates of the theory of 



panspermism, and, consequently, opponents 



of the theory of spontaneous generation. 

 Pansy, (pan'zi). [F. pens6e, thought.] Viola 



tricolor: a small herb belonging to Violacese; 



also called heart's-ease. 

 Panther, (pan'ther). 



[The Greek name.] A 



spotted variety of the 



leopard. 

 Pantile, (pan'til). 



[Pan and Tile.] 



curved tile. 

 Pantograph, (pan'to-graf). 



grapho, I write.] For 



copying plans to any 



given scale. 

 Pantopoda, (pan -top '6- 



da). Sea-spiders = 



Podosomata, q.v. 

 Papaver, (pap-a'ver;. 



[Papa, the Celtic nafne.l 



= Poppy: an herb, with 



showy flowers, common 



in corn-fields, the type 



of Papaveracefe. P. rhceas= Red Poppy. P. 



somniferum Opium poppy=White poppy. 

 Papaveraeese, ( pa-pa v-er-a'se-e). [Papaver, 



q.v.] = Poppy-worts: herbs and shrubs, often 



milky, and usually narcotic, belonging to 



Ranales. 

 Papaveric acid, (pa-pav'er-ik). [Papaver, q.v.] 



=Rheadic acid. 



Papaverine, (pa-pav'er-m). [Papaver, q.v.]= 

 a natural alkaline base found 



Pantograph. 



in opium. 



Papaveroleic acid=Linoleic acid, q.v. 

 Papaw, ( pa-paw' ). [Papaya, the Malay 



name. ] = Papaya, q.v. 

 Papaya, (pa-pa'ya). [Papaya, the Malay 



name.]=Carica papaya=: Papaw tree: a tree, 



with large leaves and milky juice, found in 



South America. 

 Papayacese, (pa-pa-ya'se-e). [Papaya, q.v.]= 



Papayads : tropical trees and shrubs, some- 



times milky, with succulent fruit, the type 



of Papayales. 

 Papayales, ( pa-pa-ya'lez ). [Papaya, q.v.] 



Plants with dichlamydeous flowers, forming 



a division of diclinous fixogeus. 

 Paper. P. coal Dysodite: a variety of lig- 



nite, named from occurring in thin laminae. 



P. mulberry: Broussouetia, q.v. P. nautilus, 



v. Nautilus, fossil P.: a variety of asbestos. 



