XII 



ETYMONS OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Omitb. Gr. bird. 

 Oro. Gr. mountain. 

 Orob. Gr. vetch. 

 Ortli. Gr. Btraight. 

 Oryct. Gr. burrowing. 

 Orjz. Ar. rice. 

 Os. L. mouth. 

 Oscillat. L. Tibrating. 

 Osm. Gr. smell. 

 Osteo. Gr. bone. 

 Osti. L. mouth. 

 Ostr. Gr. shell, scale. 

 Ot. Gr. ear. 

 Otbon, Gr. linen, rag. 

 Otik. Gr. ear. 

 Our. Gr. tail. 

 Ox, oxa. Gr. acid. 

 Oxi, oxis. Gr. sharp, point- 

 ed. 

 Oxy. Gr. acid. 

 Oz. Gr. smell. 



Pachy. Gr. thick. 



Pact. Gr. put together. 



Pseder. L. opal. 



Pfepal. Gr. dust. 



Pag. Gr. membrane. 



Palumb. L. pigeon. 



Pan. L. all/- 



Panac, panax. Gr. all-heal- 

 ing. 



Panis. L. bread. 



Papp. Gr. bearded. 



Par. Gr. near. 



Pard. Gr. leopard. 



Paries, pariet, L. wall. 



Parthen. Gr. virgin. 



Paspal. Gr. millet. 



Pasd. L. suffering of Christ 

 on the cross. 



Pastin. L. forked tool. 



Pav. L. peacock. 



Pecten. L, comb. 



Ped. L. foot. 



Pedicel. L. little foot. 



Pedicul. L, louse. 



Pel, pelt. Gr. hide, shield. 



Pelargo. Gr. stork. 



Pellsea. Gr. dark-colored. 



Pen. Gr. almost. 



Penn. L. feather. 



Pent. Gr. five. 



Penth. Gr. grief. 



Pera. Gr. bag. 



Pergul. L. trellis. 



Peri. L. around. 

 , Perister. Gr. dove. 



Petr. Gr. stone. 



Pence. Gr. iir. 



Phaca. Gr. lentil. 



Phacel. Gr. bundle. 



Phiie. Gr. destroying. 



Phsedr. Gr. gay. 



Phfen. Gr. visible. 



Phag. Gr. food, edible. 



Phai. Gr. brightening. 



Phal. Gr. cone. 



Fhalien. Gr. glow-worm, 

 butterfly. 



Phalang. Gr. bundle, row. 



Phalar. Gr. shining. 



Phallus. Gr. cone, spadix. 



Phan. Gr. visible. 



Phao. Gr. brightening. 



Pharb. Ger. color. 



Phaseol. L. little ship. 



Pheg. Gr. beech. 



Phil. Gr. loving. 



Phloeb. Qr. vein. 



Phlog, phlox. Gr. flame. 



Phoenic. Gr. purple. 



Phoeno. Gr. bloody. 



Phol. Gr. scale, plate, 

 feather. 



Phor, phore, phoro. Gr. 

 bringing, bearing. 



Phorbe. Gr. food. 



Phorm. Gr. anything 

 woven with rushes. 



Phos, phot. Gr. light. 



Phragm. Gr. wall, hedge, 



Phrym. Gr. dry. 



Phus. Gr. bladder. 



Phyc. Gr. seaweed. 



Phyl. Gr. leaf. 



Phym. Gr. swelling. 



Phys. Gr. bladder. 



Phyt. Gr. plant. 



Pier. Gr. bitter. 



Pignon. F. pine seed. 



Pil. Gr. ball ; L. hair. 



Pilea, -us. Gr, cap. 



Pili, pilose. L. hairy. 



Pimel. Gr. fat. 



Pin. L. pine; Gr. diink, 



Pingui. L. flit. 



Pino. Celt. head. 



Pipt. Gr. falling, perish- 

 ing. 



Pis. L. pea. 



Piac. L. fish. 



Pist. Gr. drinking, 



Pitheco. Gr. ape. 



Pitt. Gr.. pitch. 



Plagio. Gr. oblique. 



Plant. L. sole of foot. 



Pint, platy. Gr. broad. 



Pleco, plecto, Gr. folded, 

 wreathed. 



Plectr. Gr. spur. 



Pleea, plero. Gr. abundant. 



Pleur. Gr. ribs, side. 



Plex. Gr. folded, woven. 



Ploc. Gr. curled, binding, 



Pne, pno. Gr. breathing. 



Poa. Gr. grass. 



Pod. Gr, foot, shoe. 



Pogon. Gr. beard. 



Pol. L. furrowed. 



Pol, poly. Gr. many. 



Pom. L. apple. 



Popul. L. people. 



Port. L. carrying. 



Potamo. Gr. river. 



Potent. L. powerful. 



Poterium. Gr. cup, drink. 



Prse. L. before. 



Prat, L, meadow. 



Pre. L. before. 



Prem. Gr, stalk. 



Pron. 'Gr. drooping. 

 Prin. Gr. red oak. 

 Prion. Gr. a saw. 

 Pro, L, for, 

 Prora. Gr. front. 

 Prosart, Gr. suspended, 

 Prosopis. Gr. face. 

 Prost. Gr. appendage. 

 Prot. Gr. first. 

 Protea. Gr. many forms. 

 Pruin. L, frost, 

 Psal. Gr, ring, pipe. 

 Psamm. Gr, grassy sands. 

 Pseud, Gr. false. 

 Psiud. Gr. dew. 

 Psid. Gr. pomegranate. 

 Psil. Gr. naked, thin, bare. 

 Psittac. Gr. parrot. 

 Psoph. Gr. noise. 

 Psoral. Gr. scabby. 

 Psych. Gr. soul, coolness. 

 Ptel, Gr. elm. 

 Pter. Gr. wing, 

 Pthalm. Gr. eye. 

 Ptil. Gr. feather, plume. 

 Ptych. Gr. fold. 

 Pulmon. L. lung. 

 Pulsat. L. beating, 

 Fusill, L. small, timid. 

 Pycn. Gr. dense. 

 Pyr. Gr. wheat, fire. 

 Pyr. L, pear. 

 Pyren. L. small atone-fi^U. 

 Pyrethr. Gr. fine. 

 Pyrol. L, little pear. 

 Pyrrho, pyrro. Gr. red. 

 Pyrul. L. little pear. 

 Python. Gr. snake. 

 Pyxid. Gr, box with lid. 



Quadri. L. four. 

 Qual. L. such. 

 Quater. L. four. 

 Querc. L. oak. 

 Quinq, quint. L. five. 

 Quis. L. who? which? 

 Quivis. L. whosoever. 



Ba. Gr. easily, quickly. 

 Each, Gr. spine. 

 Eaco, Gr. ragged. 

 Bad, L. root. 

 Bagio. Gr. torn. 

 Bam. L. branch. 

 Ban. L. frog. 

 Banuncul. L. little frog. 

 Eap. L. turnip. 

 Baph. Gr. seam. 

 Baphi, raphid. Gr. needle. 

 Bapuncul. L. little turnip. 

 Beet, L. straight. 

 Bem, reinus. L. oar. 

 Ben. L, kidney. 

 Jlept. L. creeping. 

 Besed. L. appeasing. 

 Beeupin. Ii. inverted. 

 Bet, retic. L. net. 

 Betin. Gr. resin. 

 Betin, retinacul. L. stay, 

 string. 



