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p/u-ma’-tum ... «» (Latin), witha tuft of feather-like hairs ; 
Plam-ba’-gin-a’-cd-«.. (Latin), Leadwort (Plumbago) Family, or Order ; 
Plum-ba’-go ... .» (Lat) [from plumbum (Latin) lead ; (all :) cures lead palsy ;] 
nanie of the plant used by Pliny (N. 3/169) ; 
plum -be-us ... (Latin), lead grey, grey bordering on blue, with a metallic 
lustre ; 
Plu-me’-ri-a .. .» (com.) Charles Plumier [(pr:) Shar-rul Plym-yay], French 
traveller and writer on botany, 1646—1706 (N. 3/170) ; 
plu-mi-e’-ri_ ... ... (com.) of Charles Plumier ; 
plu-mo-sa ... ... (Latin), plumose, or feathery with branches disposed like the 
plume on the shaft of a feather (H.) ; 
plu’-res ey ... (Latin), many; in composition, pluri- ; 
po-cu-if-or’-mis ... (Latin), cupshaped, similar to cyathiform (q.v.) ; 
Pod-ag’-ric-a ... (Greek), gowty,—of stems, unduly swollen at the base ; 
Pod-al-y’-ri-a «. (Clas.), Podalyrius, son of Alsculapius (N. 3/172) ; 
Pod-oc-ar’-pas ... pous(g. podos), karpos (Greek), foot, fruit; (all:) fruits are 
stalked (N. 3/172) ; 
Pod-och-i’-lus --. pous (g.podds), chéilos (Greek), foot, lip; (all:) lip of the 
corolla jointed to the foot of the stamino-stylar column ; 
pod-oph-yl’-lum w+ (Greek), having leaves with elongated petiole, literally, foot- 
leaved; 
Pec-il-on-eo’-ron .,. pozkilos, neuron (Greek), inlaid, nerve ; (all:) beautiful reticu- 
lation of the nerves of the leaves, especially when dry ; 
Po-gos’-te’-mon ... pogon, stemon (Greek), beard, stamen ; (all:) filaments bearded 
in the middle (N. 3/175) ; 
Pohl-i-a’-na wees (com.) of Johann Emanuei Pold [(pr:) Yo-harn Aim-arn-oo-ail 
Poalj, 1782-—-1834, Austrian botanist ; 
Poin-ci-a’-na ss (com.) M de Poinci [(pr:) Pwarn] See Governor of the Antilles 
(West Indies) in tue middle of the 17th century, and patron 
of botany (N. 3/176); 
Pol-em-o’-ni-’-ce- .., (Latin), Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium [ (Greek), name used by 
Dioscorides}) Family, or Order ; 
- poleif-ol’-i-a .., ... (Latin), with leaves lake Poliwm (Teucrium) ; 
Pol-y-al’-thi-a .« poli, althimdi (Greek) much, to become sound ; (all:) supposed 
medical properties of the plant (N.3/181) ; 
pol-y-an-cis’-tra wee (Greek), with many hooks; or prickles ; 
pol-y.an’-drum w+ (Greek), with many stamens ; 
. "** | (Greek), with many flowers ; 
pol-yc-ar’-pum .» (Greek), with many fruits ; 
- Pol-yg-al-a ... » polis, gala (Greek), much, milk; (all:) reputed preperty of 
increasing the secretion of milk, name used by Dioscorides 
(N. 3/183) ; 
Pol-yg-al-a '-cé-ze .. (Latin), Milkwort (Polygala) Family, or Order ; 
pol-yg-am-a . (Greek), polygamous, hermaphrodite (bisexual) and unisexual 
flowers borne by the same species on one (or on different) 
individual (H.) ; 
Pol’-yg-on-a'-cé-z ... (Latin), Knot Grass (Polygonum) Family, or Order ; 
Pol-yg’-ou-um .. polis, ,dnu (Greek), many, knee ; (all :) numerous joints in the 
stem (N. 3/133) ; : 
pol-ym-orph’-um .., (Greek), of many forms (H.) ; 
pol-yph-yl'-lus . (Greek), with many leaves, or leaflets ; 
Pol-yp-od’-i-a-cé-« ... (Latin), Polypody (Polypodiwm) Family, or Order ; 
pol-yp-od’-i-6-i’-dés ... (Greek), resembling Polypody ; 
Pol-yp-od’-i-um ... polis, podion diminutive of pous (g. podos) (Greek), many, 
little foot ; (all:) appearance of the rhizome and its append- 
ages (N. 3/186); 
pol’-ys a we. (Greek), many ; ' 
Pol-ys'-ci-as .., .. pols, skia (Greek), much, shade; (al/:) umbrageous foliage ; 
Pol-ys-tach’-y-a  ... polis, Ha ea (Greek), many, spike; (all:) inflorescence 
(N. 3/196) ; 
pol-ys-tach’-y-um ... (Greek), having many spikes of flowers ; 
po-ma'-cé-a ... ww. (Latin), apple-like ; 
po-mif’-er-a ... w. (Latin), apple-bearing ; 
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