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HENDEBSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



N 



nana dwarf 



napiformis turnip-shaped 



nasuta large nosed 



natans floating 



navicularis boat-shaped 



nebulosa clouded 



nemoralis wood 



nervosa nerved 



nidus nest-shaped 



niger black 



nigrescens black 



nitida shining 



nivea snow white 



nivealis snowy 



noctiflora night flowering 



nodosa knotted 



Novaa AnglieB, of New England 



Noveboracensis New York 



nucifera nut bearing 



nuda naKed 



nudicaulis naked stemmed 



nutans nodding 



o 



ob is used in the composition 

 of Latin technical terms to 

 indicate that a thing is in- 

 verted ; as, obovate, in- 

 versely ovate ; obcordate, 

 inversely cordate, etc. 

 obliqua, referring to shape, 

 unequal sided. 



oblonga oblong leaved 



obryzata refined 



obtusata bluntish 



occidentalis western 



ocellata eye spotted 



ochracea ochre colored 



ochrantha . . yellowish flowered 

 ochreata, furnished with tubu- 

 lar stipules (ochrea). 



ochroleuca yellowish white 



octa, eight, in such words as 

 octagynia, having eight pis- 

 tils ; octamerous, the parts 

 in eight, etc. 



octhodes tubercled 



oculata " eyed 



odora sweet scented 



odoratissima, very sweet 



scented. 



officinalis (belonging to the 

 shop); applied to plants, 

 etc., used in medicine or the 

 arts. 



oleifera oil bearing 



olens stinking 



oleracea esculent (eatable) 



oligantha few flowered 



oligophylla few leaved 



olivaris olive green 



onusta loaded 



operculata. covered with a lid 

 oppositifolia. . opposite leaved 

 orbiculata. .circular in outline 

 oreophylla. . .mountain loving 



orientalis eastern 



ornata beautiful 



ornithopoda bird's foot 



ornithoryncha bird billed 



ovata egg-shaped 



ovulata, ovulifera ; bearing 

 seeds or bodies destined to 

 become plants, 

 oxycarpa sharp fruited 



oxygona sharp angled 



oxypetala sharp petaled 



oxyphylla sharp leaved 



pachyphylla thick-leaved 



padifolia cherry leaved 



paleacea chaffy or scaly 



pallida pale 



palmata, divided so as to re- 

 semble a hand. 



paludosa marsh loving 



palustris marsh 



pandurata fiddle-shaped 



pandurif ormis . . . fiddle-shaped 



papilionacea butterfly-like 



papillaris conical 



papillosa, bearing small, round 

 projections. 



papyracea . . paper white 



parasitica, living on the juices 

 of other plants. 



pardalina leopard marked 



parvifolia small leaved 



parvula little 



parvum small 



patens spreading 



patula slightly spreading 



pauciflora few-flowered 



pavonia peacock-like 



pectinata comb leaved 



pedatifida, cut into lobes, the 

 lateral ones of which do not 

 radiate from the petiole like 

 the rest. 



pedicellata slightly stalked 



pedunculata stemmed 



peliorhynchus . pigeon beaked 

 pellucida. .bright, transparent 



peltata shield-like 



pelvif ormis .. open cup-shaped 



pendula drooping 



pennata feather-like 



pennicillata . . . hair pencil-like 



pennigera winged 



penninervis feather nerved 



penta, in Greek derivatives 

 five ; as pentadactylon, five- 

 fingered. 



pentagyna five-carpelled 



pentaphylla five-leaved 



percussa sharp pointed 



peregrina foreign 



perfoliata, when the stem 

 appears to pass through the 

 leaf. 



perforata. . pierced with holes 

 perigyna. . .borne on the calyx 

 pertusa. . having slits or holes 

 petiolata. . . having foot stalks 



petreea growing on rocks 



pheea dusky 



phoenicea purple 



phylla, a leaf, used in conjunc- 

 tion with numerals ; as di- 

 phylla, two-leaved ; tetra- 

 phylla, four-leaved. 



picta painted 



pileata, having a cap or lid 

 like the cap of a mushroom. 



pilifera bearing hairs 



pilosa hairy 



pilosiuscula slightly hairy 



pinif olia pine-leaved 



pinnata, a compound leaf with 

 leaflets arranged along the 

 sides of a common petiole. 



pinnatifid pinnately cleft 



piperita pepper-like 



pisifprnais pea-shaped 



planicaulis flat stemmed 



platantha broad flowered 



platycarpa broad fruited 



platyclada flat branched 



platyglossa broad tongued 



platyphylla broad leaved 



platyptera broad winged 



pleiochroma many colored 



plicata plaited 



plumbea lead-colored 



plumosa feathery 



poculiformis cup-shaped 



podophylla..foot stalk leaved 

 poly, in Greek compounds nu- 

 merous ; as, polyantha, 

 many flowered, etc. 



polyacantha many spined 



polycarpa many fruited 



polycephala many headed 



polydactyla many fingered 



polyliria lily-like 



polylopha many crested 



polymorpha many formed 



polyphylla many leaved 



polyrhizon many rooted 



polystachya many spiked 



pomeridiana afternoon 



pornifera, apple, pear, etc., 



bearing, 

 porporophylla. . .purple leaved 



porrigens extending 



potomophylla. . .swamp loving 



prascox early 



preestans excelling 



prffitexa bordered 



prasina grass green 



princeps magnificent, chief 



prionophylla saw leaved 



procera tall 



procumbens trailing 



prolifera bulb bearing 



propendens, hanging forward 

 and downward. 



propinqua allied 



pruinosa frosty 



psittacina parrot-like 



pterocephala wing headed 



pteroneura wing nerved 



pubens downy 



pubescens downy 



pubifolia downy leaved 



pudibunda modest 



pudica chaste 



pugioniformis. .dagger- shaped 



pulchella pretty 



pulcher showy 



pulla russet 



pulverulenta powdery 



pulvinaris cushioned 



pumila dwarf 



punctata spotted 



punctilobula dotted lobed 



pungens stinging 



punicea reddish brown 



pusilla small 



pustulata blistered 



putens foetid 



pycnacantha... densely spined 



pygmeea dwarf 



pyrophylla fiery leaved 



