WNNATE, divided into transverse segments down to stem or midrib t 
f.Uitr 5, tig. 6, 7, 8. 
FIIS’ N'A i IFlD, divided info transverse segments, bat not eAleiiding to 
the midrib. 
PISJ'IL, the female part of fruflification supported by tbo germ, gcnc^ 
rally in the coidre of the llowcr : pln/c 6, fig. It) ; t. 
POlSiiliS, two pedicellcd heads placed one muier each wing of siifh 
insefts as have only two. 
POl.LEN, the prolific meal-like powder contained in *he antherse of 
liowi rs : pLife6, fig 8, 0. 
POLV ADKijPfrlA, tiie eighteenth class of vegetables, comprising such 
li.Tm.^ihioditc flowers as have the stamina united into three or 
hiore sets ; pta/e 1, fig 18. 
POLYANDRIA, the thirteenth Hass of vegetables, consisting of such 
lierin- phrodite flowers a.s l.ave 20 or more stamina placed on the 
reccp.acle : plate 1, lig. 13. 
POLY'GAMIA, the IWen ) -third class of plants, comprehending such 
as have hermaphrodite flowers, together with male or female, or 
both, on the same plant : plate 1, fig. 23. 
POLYGYNIA, having more than 12 pistils. 
POLYSTACliOUS, bearing many spikes. 
POAiE, a pnlpy fruit, having the seeds lodged in a core : plate 8, fig. 8. 
POllCATE, marked with raised longitudinal lints. 
POUCH, a silicic or 2-valved seed vessel, having the se.'ds fixed along 
bolh sutures, and Whoso transverse diameter is nearly equal to its 
longitudinal: pcufcfi, fig. !• 
PR.piMORSU, ending abruptly, as if bitten otf. 
PREHENSILE, applied to the tails of animals when +hey have the 
power of coiling them round other substances, and sUspeiidirg their 
bodies by them. 
PRIMATES, the first order of animals in the class man.malia, con- 
' tainijig such as have 4 parallel ciitfing-tceth in each jaw, and a 
solitary tusk on each side in each jaw. 
PRISMA TIC, of the same thickness from top to bottom, and having 
several flat sides. 
PROBOSCIS, a moveable elongated snout. 
PRQCUMBENT, prostrate or trailing on the ground, but not taking 
root. 
PROLIFEROUS, having branches only from the centre of the top. 
YYith smaller llowcr.s growing from the principal one. Applied t« 
to an umbel it means more than twice divided. 
^RUINOUS, covered with a frosty kind of mealiness. 
‘UBESCENT, covered with a soft kind of hair or down, 
pt ’^iVEREOUS, reducible to dust when dry. 
pUi- ' ^ the chrysalis or quiescent state of an inseH : Jii..c'6ls, fig. 13. 
PUP^, applied to the inner coloured spot in the wing-like spots of 
pUPlt, i nsciSts ; LuefU, fig. 17. 
sotit® 
■ cluster, in which the flowers or fruit arc placed along a 
■raceme, 'rot-stalk, having short lateral branches: plale?^ fig. 3. 
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