Pro’-té-a res 
Pro-te-a'-cé-22 
pro-trac-ta 
prii-i-no’-sa 
Pro’-nus 
pru-nif-or’-mis 
pru-nif-ol’-i-a 
pru’-ri-ens 
Pseud-arth’-ri-a 2 
pseud-6-ca’-jan 
pseud-o-cap -sic-um, 
pseud-o-plat’-an-us ... 
pseud-o-ten’-u-is 
Pseud-o-tsu’-ga ae 
Psid’-j-um 
Psi-ict’-rich-um 
Pso-ral’-6-a 
Psy-chot-ri-a 
Ptoe-rox’-yl-on 
Pter’-is 
Pter-oc-ar- pus 
pter-o-i’-des .. 
Pter-ol-ob’-i-um 
Pter-os-per’-mum 
Pter-yg-os-per’-ma .., 
Ptych-os-per’-ma_... 
pu-ber’-ul-a_ ... 
pu-bes’-cens .,. ses 
pu-bifl-o’-ra ... 
pud’-dum__.. 
pud-ic-a Bee 
pu-er-a’-ri-a .., tie 
pul-chel’-la_ ... 
pul-cher’-rim-a 
pul-chra 
pul’-lus ss 
pul’-ver-ul-en’-ta 
pul-ney-en’-sis 
pul-vin-a’-ta ... 
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PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION, 83 
(Clas.), Proteus, god of the sea, herdsman of the sea calves of 
Poseidon (Neptune), had the power of changiny himself 
into different shapes, and, as a prophet, would only answer 
those bound in chains (Cass. Lat. Dic.) ; (ald :) diversity of the 
species (N. 3/227) ; 
(Latin), Protea Family, or Order ; 
(Latin), drawn out, elongated ; 
(Latin), frosted or covered with hoar frost, or a glittering bloom, 
or powder (H.) (See rorid) ; 
(Latin) [from prowné (Greek) |, name used by Ovid, Horace, and 
Pliny (Cass. Lat. Dic., N. 3/235) ; 
(Latin), ike a Plum (Pranus) ; 
(Latin), with leaves tike the Plum (Prunas) ; 
(Latin), producing itching, or an irritable sensation, when 
touched (H.) ; 
Psetidos, arthron (Greek), false, joint; (all:) its resemblance 
to Desmodium except that the pods are not proper ly jointed ; 
(quasi-Greek), false Cajunus, or resembling Cajanus ; 
(quasi-Greek), false Capsicum ; 
(quasi-Greek), false Platanus ; 
(hybrid Latin and Greek), resembling the species denominated 
tenuis ; 
(quasi-Greek), false Tsuga; 
Psidvon [from psizo (Greek), to feed on pap] (Greek), pome- 
granate ; (all:) resembling fruit, with the multiplicity of 
seeds (N. 3/2338) ; 
Psilos, thria (g. trichos) (Greek), bare, hair; (all:) absence of 
the woolliness of allied general, nor are there any deformed 
flowers in the clusters as in some allied genera, which give 
a scaly appearance. 
Psorléos (Greek), seabby ; (all :) plants mostly roughened with 
glandular dots or warts (N. 3/239) ; 
Psuche, otrino (Greek), life, to encourage ; (all:) powerful 
medicinal qualities of some species (N. 3/239) ; 
Ptairo, Xulon (Greek), to sneeze, wood; (all:) sternutatory 
effects when cut ; 
Pteron (Greek), feather ; (all:) fronds resemble feathers: old 
name used by Dioscorides (N,. 3/240) ; 
Pteron, karpos (Greek), feather, fruit ; (all :) winged pod ; 
(Greek) resembling Bracken (Pteris) ; 
Pteron, lobion (Greek), feather, pod; (all:) fruit samarcid 
winged down one suture ; ; 
Pieron, sperma (Greek), feather seed; (all:) seeds are winged 
at upper serd ; 
Pterua (g. pteriigos) sperma (Greek), wing, seed; (all :). seeds 3- 
winged ; 5 
Ptiz (g. ptuchos), spérma (Greek), a fold, seed; (all:) romin- 
ated albumen (N. 3/247) ; h 
(Latin), puberulous, with very short soft hair or down 
minutely pubescent (EH.) ; ; 
(Latin), pubescent, or downy, with somewhat short, straight 
and not entangled, soft hair or (H.) ; 
(Latin), with downy flower ; 
Padam, (Hindustani), name of the plant ; 
(Latin), bashful ; 
(com.) I M.N. Puerart [(pr:) Poo-air-ar-ee], botanical pro fes- 
sor at Copenhagen, capital of Denmark ; 
(Latin), small and very pretty ; 
(Latin), very pretty ; 
(Latin), pretty ; 
(Latin), raven black, bluish black with a strong lustre ; 
(Latin), as tf covered with dust. 
(loe.) pertaining to the Pali Hills in Madura district 
(Latin), cushioned, with a flattened convex surface 
