604 GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 
Ovate sisccocrsseccasenee ,.Oblong or elliptical, broadest at the lower end, 
so as to resemble the longitudinal section of 
an egg. 
Ovary wecsecereccereeseces That part ofthe pistil which contains the ovules. 
Ovule 0.000 aiEsdeeewiss ..The young seed. 
Pp, 
Palitiate .eevcvveess0ssHaving five lobes, the midribs of which meet in 
a common point, so that the whole bears some 
resemblaiice to a human hand. 
Panduriform ..r.cosseeee Fiddle-shaped. 
Panicle wesscccsesseecees :A branched raceme. 
Papilionuceous «......+. Having such a corolla as that of the pea. 
Pappus  ..i...ssss00000022The calyx of Composites whefe that organ is 
reduced to 4 membrane or scales, or hairs or 
_a@ mere fim. 
Parallel-nerved ...... ... Having the lateral ribs of a leaf straight. Also 
Parasitical i:1...s0006 :..Growing into some other plant and deriving its 
food from its juice: 
Parietal .......0.01:04...sGrowing to the walls or interior surface of an 
ovary. 
Parted,partite............Divided into a determinate number of segments 
which extend nearly to the base of the part to 
which they belong. Thus, bipartite is parted 
in two, tripartite in three, and so on. 
Partitions... so.eThe deepest divisions into which a leaf can be 
cut without becoming compound. ; 
Patent ..i:..-.006 s++16-se..Spredding wide opeti ; 4s petals from theealyx. 
Pear-shaped  «.s0++.- +..-Obconical, with the sides a little contracted. 
Pectinate .icseveeeeesccees The same as pinnatifid, but the segments numer- 
ous, close and narrow like the teeth of a comb. 
Pedicel, Pedicellate ...A peduncle of a second or higher order as in the 
: raceme where the principal flowers-stalk is the 
peduncle and the lateral secondary ones are 
pedicels. 
Pedunele ...... -The stalk of a flower. 
Peltate..risecccnsesccceeses Fixedto the stalk by the centre or by some point 
distinctly within the margin. 
Peltatifid ....cccccecccccees A peltate leaf cut into sub-divisions. 
Peltinerved ......+ Susgsees Having ribs arranged as in a peltate leaf. 
Penicillute, PenicilliformResembling a camel’s hair pencil: eonsisting of, 
or covered with hairs which are nearly paral- 
Jel with each other. Sometimes marked with 
colour as if laid on streaks with a camel’s hair 
pencil. 
Pepo, Peponida sess. The fruit of the melon cucumber and other cu- 
curbitaeeous plants. 
Perennial, css .esse000 Lasting for several years and yet flowering every 
year, 2% 
