234 EUCALYPTUS. 



PI urif olio late : with several leaflets. 



Pod : specially a legume; also applied to any sort of capsule. 



Podosperm : the stalk of a seed. 



Pointless: destitute of any pointed tip, such as a mucro, awn, acumi- 



nation, etc. 



Pollen : the fertilizing powder of the anther. 

 Pollen-mass : applied to the pollen when the grains all cohere into a 



mass, as in Milkweed and Orchis. 

 Poly- (in compound words of Greek origin): same as multi- in those of 



Latin origin, viz., many; as 



Polyadelphous : having the stamens united by their filaments into sev- 

 eral bundles. 

 Polyandrous : with numerous (more than 20) stamens (inserted on the 



receptacle). 



Polycotyledonous : having many (more than two) cotyledons, as Pines. 

 Polygamous : having some perfect and some separated flowers, on the 



same or on different individuals, as the Red Maple. 

 Polygonal : many-angled. 

 Polygynous : with many pistils or styles. 

 Polymerous : formed of many parts of each set. 

 Polymorphous : of several or varying forms. 

 Polypetalous : when the petals are distinct or separate (whether few or 



many). 

 Polyphyllous : many-leaved; formed of several distinct pieces, as the 



calyx of Sedum. 



Polysepalous : same as the last when applied to the calyx. 

 Polyspermous : many-seeded. 

 Pome : the apple, pear, and similar fleshy fruits. 

 Porous : fnll of holes or pores. 



Pouch : the silicic or short pod, as of Shepherd's Purse. 

 Prcefloration : same as estivation. 

 Prcefoliation : same as vernation. 

 Prcemorse : ending abruptly, as if bitten off. 



Prickles : sharp elevations of the bark, coming off with it, as of the Rose. 

 Prickly : bearing prickles, or sharp projections like them. 

 Primine : the outer coat of the covering of the ovule. 

 Primordial: earliest formed; primordial leaves are the first after the 



cotyledons. 

 Prismatic: prism-shaped; having three or more angles bounding flat or 



hollowed sides. 



Process : any projection from the surface or edge of a body. 

 Procumbent: trailing on the ground. 

 Produced : extended or projecting, as the upper sepal of a L,arkspar is 



produced above into a spur. 



