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Parrot 



Parrakeets, ( pai/ra-kets ). [Perroquet, the 

 French name.] = Pezoporinse : parrot -like 

 birds belonging to Psittacidae. 



Parret coal, (par'ret) [Parrot, g.r.]=Cannel 

 coal: a Scotch variety of bituminous coal, 

 named from the noise it makes when burn- 

 ing. 



Parrot, (par'rot). [Perroquet, the French 

 word.] A bird belonging 

 to Psittacidfe. Ground 

 P.=.Pezoporus formosua 

 of Australia. Philip 

 Island P.=Nestor pro- 

 ductus: one bird only 

 of this species known 

 to be living. P. gun: 

 a muzzle-loading gun, 

 having projectiles with 

 an expansible metal 

 coating, v. Gun. 



Parsley, (pars'!!). [Pe- 

 troselinon, the Greek 

 name. ] = Carum petro- 

 selinum=Petroselinum 

 sativum : an herb be- 

 longing to Apiaceae. Beaked P. = Anthriscus. 

 Corn P. = Carum segetum. Fool's P. = 

 jEthusa. Sur P.=Caucalis. Hedge P.= 

 Caucalis (pars)=Torili8. Milk P.=Peuce- 

 danum palustre. P. piert = Alchemilla 

 arvensis. 



Parsnip (pars'nip). [Pastinaca, the Latin 

 name.] = Peucedanum : a plant belonging 

 to Apiaoese. Cow P. =. Heracleum. Water 

 P. = Sium. Wild P. = Peucedanum sati- 

 vum. 



Parthenogenesis, (par-then-6-jen'e-sis). [Gk. 

 parthenos. virgin; genesis, generation.] Re- 

 production without union of the sexes, as in 

 gemmation, fission, &c.; probably=Agamo- 

 genesis, carried on in a reproductive organ; 

 occurs in plant-lice, some Crustacea and 

 insects: very rare in plants; e.g., cannabis, 

 hemp, bryouy, &c. 



Partridge, (par'tridj). [Partrich, the O.-E. 

 name.]=Tetrao: a poul- 

 try-h'ke bird belonging 

 to Perdicidae. P. wood: 

 from a tree in Brazil. 

 Snow P.=Lagopus. 



Parvoline, (par'vo-lin)^: 

 CgHisN: a base belong- 

 ing to the Pyridiue 

 series. 



Pascal's vases: designed 

 to show that the pres- Partridge, 



sure on the base of a vessel containing a 

 liquid depends only on the area of the base 

 and the height of the liquid. P.'s principle, 

 that in a liquid pressure is transmitted 

 equally in all directions. 

 Pasque flower=Anemone pulsatilla. 

 Parus, (pa'rus). [Tit: a bird belonging to 



Paridae, q.v.] P. cauctatus:^ Bottle-tit. 

 Passage. P. &ec&=Tilestones, q.v. P mnds 



=Counter Trade-winds, v. Trade-winds. 

 Passer, (pas'ser). [The Latin name.] A small 

 perching bird, belonging to Fringillidae. P. 

 domest icws=Fringilla douiesticus= Sparrow. 



Passeres. (pas'se-rez). [Passer, q.v.] Perching 

 birdsrzlnsessores, q.v. 



Passifloraceoe, (pas-si-fl5-ra'se-e"). [Passiflora, 

 the typical genus.]=Passion- worts: herbs 

 and shrubs, usually climbing, with edible 

 fruit, belonging to Violales. 



Passive. P. iron: when it is the negative 

 pole of a galvanic cell, in which condition 

 strong nitric acid has no action on it. 



Pastern, (pas'tem). One of the phalanges of 

 a horse's foot. 



Pasteur. P.'s /tttd='Water, tartrate of am- 

 monia, sugar, and yeast ash. P.'s theory of 

 fermentation; that life is an essential con- 

 dition of fermentation. 



Pastinaca, (pas-ti-na'ka). [Pastus, pasture.] 

 =Parsnip: a plant belonging to Apiacea:; 

 also considered as a sub-genus of Peuce- 

 danum. 



Patagium, (pat-a'ji-um). [Gk. patagion, 

 flapper.] The wing-like expansion of the 

 integument by which bats, flying lemurs, 

 <fec., support themselves in the air. 



Patella, (pa-tel'la). [L. patella, pan.] 1. 

 Knee-pan: a triangular bone between the 

 thigh and shin bones. 2. Limpet, q.v. 



Pathology, (pa-thol'6-ji). [Gk. pathos, suf- 

 fering; logos, discourse.] The science of the 

 action of functions during disease. 



Patma- worts nRamesiaceaj, q.v. 



Paucicum, (paw'si-kum). Indian millet, v. 

 Sorghum. 



Paul, (pa\vl)r=Click: a small arm to drive or 

 check a wheel, v. Detent. P. and half P.: 

 two pauls of different lengths acting on the 

 same wheel. 



Pauropus, (paw'ro-pus)=Pauropoda: a genus 

 of Myriapoda: an animal ^ inch long. 



Paviin=Praxin, q.v. 



Pavo, (pa'vo). [The Latin name.] 1.= Pea- 

 cock: a bird the type of Pavonidso. 2.=The 

 Peacock: an unimportant southern constel- 

 lation. 



Pavomdae, (pil-von'i-de). [L. pavo, peacock; 

 Gk. eidos, form.] Peacocks, turkeys, &c. : 

 poultry-like birds, &c., belonging to Phasi- 

 anidae. 



Pea, (pe). [Pisa, the A.-S. name.] Pisum=. 

 An herb belonging to Fabacea?. Everlasting 

 P.=Pisum sativium=Lathyrus. P. fowl 

 Pavonidse, q.v. P. green moth = Tortrix 

 viridana. 



Peach, (pech). [Peche, the French name.] 

 Amygdalus Persica: a plant belonging to 

 Rosacese. P. blossom' 

 motk =. Thyatira batis. 

 P. wood; a variety of 

 Brazil wood, called St. 

 Martha's wood. 



Peacock. 1. An unim- 

 portant southern con- 

 stellation. 2. Pavo, q.v. 

 3. P. b u tterfly Vanessa 

 lo. P. ortA. variety of 

 copper pyrites, chiefly 

 sulphide of copper, hav- 

 ing a surface brilliantly 

 variegated. 

 Pear, (par). [Pyrige, the 



Pweodt, 



