80 PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION, 
pin-na-tip-sar-ti’-tus. (Latin), when the lobes pass beyond the middle of the blade 
and the paranchyma (cellular tissue) is not interrupted 
(q.v.) 5 
pin-na-tis-ec’-tus ..._ (Latin), when the lobes are divided down to the midrib, and the 
Pparanchyma is interrupted ; 
pin-sa-po ... ... (Spanish), name of the tree ; 
Pi’-nua Se ... (Latin) [probably contraction of picinus (Latin) abounding in 
pitch | name of the plant used by Virgil, Ovid, etc. (N.3/136) ; 
Pip-er es ... (Latin) [Through pe peri (Greek) from Pippali (Sanskrit) ] name 
of the ‘plant used by Horace (N, 3/146; Cass. Lat. Dic.) ; often 
mispronounced with the i long (N. 4/352) ; 
Pip-er-a’-cé-e ... (Latin), Pepper (Piper) Family, or Order ; 
pip-er-i'-ta ... ... (Latin), resembling pepper ; 
pis-cid’-I-a... ... (Latin), pertaining to fishes, used as fish poison ; 
Pi-80 -ni-9) | <2. ... (com.) Willem Paso [ (pr :) Vil-laim Pee-zo |, Dutch physician and 
writer on natural History, Amsterdam, Holland, died 1648 
pi-ta-yen’-sis ... ... (loc.) of Pitayo ; 
Pith-e’-col-ob’-i-um ... Pithéx (g. pithékos), lobos (Greek) monkey, ear-lobe; (all :) 
Mexican name meaning “ monkey’s earring” (N. 3/152) ; 
Pit-tos-por-a’-cé-ze ... (Latin), Pittosporwm Family, or Order ; 
Pit-tos’-por-um ... pitta, spora (Greek) resin, seed ; (all:) resinous coating of the 
seeds (N. 3/153) ; 
pla-na‘-ta =... ... (Latin), having a flat level surface ; 
Planch-o’-ni-a’-na_ ... (com.) of J. E. Planchon {(pr:) Plarng-shorng], French dis- 
coverer of the source of the Phylloxera disease of vines, 
co-author with Linden, Luddeman aud Reichenbach of 
*‘Pescatorea” (figures of Orchids from Pescatore’s collec- 
tion) ; 
pla-nif-ol’-i-2 ae een), with flat leaves ; 
pla’-nif-rons ... (Latin’, with a flat crown ; 
plan-ta’ -gin-if- ol’-i-a. (Latin), with leaves like the Ground Plantain (Plantago) ; 
Plat-an-a’-cé-2e ... (Latin), Plane Tree (Platanus) Family, or Order ; 
plat’-an-if-ol’-i-a ... (Latin), with leaves like the plane Tree ; 
plat’-nn-0-i’-dés ... (Greek), resembling the plane Tree ; 
Plat’-an-us-... .. Platanos [from Platis (Greek), broad; (all:) foliage] (Greek), 
name of the plant (N. 3/156) ; 
plat-ye-au’-lon ... (Greek), with a flat stem ; 
plat-yo’-lad-a ... (Greek), with flat branches ; 
Plat-yl-ob’-i-um ... platus, lobos (Greek), broad, pod; (all:) broad legumes 
(N. 3/159); 
Plat ym-is’-chi-um*‘.,. platus, mischion (Greek), flat small stem ; (all:) , flat oblong 
ods ; 
plat-yph-yl’-la sah (Greek) broad leaved ; 
plat-y p’-ter-a ... (Greek), broadly winged ; 
plat-ys-tach’-y-a ... (Greek), with a broad spike ; 
Plec-os-per’-mum ... plekd, Sperma (Greek), to enfold, seed ; (all:) one cotyledon, 
very large fleshy, embracing the smaller folded one ; 
pléc-tranth’-6-i’-dés .... (Greek), resembling the Cockspur Flower (Plectranthus [from 
plektron, antho (Greek), spur, flower; (all:) corolla tube 
gibbous at base (N. 3/160) |) ; 
Pleur-os-ty’-li-a ... pléwron, stulé (Greek), rib, style; (all:) on the side of the 
white drupe is the remains of the style, which, on becoming 
bent round from the apex, forms a kind of rib along the side 
from the top; 
plic-a’-tus... ... (Latin), plaited (more properly pleated) folded lengthwise like 
the pleats of a folded fan; 
Pli-ni-a’-na ... ... (com.) of Caius Plinius, Secundus, two Roman authors, the 
elder, 23—79 A.D. a clebrated naturalist and wrote ‘‘ Natural 
History ” ; he died in the eruption of Vesuvius ; the younger, 
his nephew, 62--113 A.D. ; generally known by the name of 
Pliny 
Plio’-ché-a . (com. y N. A. Pluche [(pr :) Plysh], French author, published 
5 “ Spectacle de la nature ’’ 1732 (N. 3/164) ; 
