Pendent. Hanging downward. 



Pendulous. More or less hanging or declined. 



Perfect. Said of a flower with both stamens and pistil. Page xm. 



Perianth. The calyx and corolla of a flower considered as a 

 whole. 



Persistent. Long-continuous, as leaves through the winter, 

 calyx on the fruit, etc. 



Petal. One of the divisions of a corolla. Page xm. 



Petiolate. Having a petiole. 



Petiole. The stem or stalk ofr a leaf. 



Petiolulate. Having a petiolule. 



Petiolule. The stem or stalk of a leaflet. 



Pilose. Hairy with long, soft hairs. 



Pinnate. Compound, with the leaflets arranged along both sides 

 of a. common petiole. 



Pistil. The seed-bearing organ of a flower, normally consisting 

 of ovary, style and stigma. Page xm. 



Pistillate. Provided with a pistil, but usually without stamens. 



Pith. The softer central part of a twig or stem. Page xvi. 



Pollen. The fecundating grains borne in the anther. 



Polygamo-dioecious. Sometimes perfect, sometimes unisexual, 

 both forms borne on different individuals. 



Polygamo-monoecious. Sometimes perfect, sometimes uni- 

 sexual, both forms borne on the same individual. 



Polygamous. Sometimes perfect, sometimes unisexual, both 

 forms borne on the same or on different individuals. 



Pome. A fleshy fruit, as the apple. 



Posterior. The back side of a flower, next .to the axis of in- 

 florescence. 



Prickle. A small spine growing from the bark. 



Puberulent. Minutely pubescent. 



Puberulous. Minutely pubescent. 



Pubescence. A covering of short, soft hairs. 



Pubescent. Covered with short, soft hairs. 



Punctate. Dotted with translucent or colored dots or pits. 



Raceme. A simple inflorescence of flowers on pedicels of equal 

 length arranged on a common, elongated axis (rachis). 

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