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Polli'nia — T erm used to designate the 
pollen-masses in Orchide^. (See the 
genus Dmdrohiu ni^ which has 4, or 
Eriay which has S, of these masses in 
each flower.) 
Pol'y — M any, or un indefinite number, 
composition. Thus: PoLYAiiEL'PiiiA— 
Plants vvlir.rse auiTnens cohere into more 
than tw<j distinct gi-oups or bundles. 
I^OLYAN'pra— F iov/ers with more than 
twelve stiiujeiis ; or flowers are culled 
Polyan'dr'iu.swhcn the stamens are free 
and nuuicrous. POLyAN'')'Hl;S — Beating 
many fl^>w-ers. PoLvCAu'l'lcu.s, PoLY- 
cakTi a — Where the carpels, being’ dis- 
tinct and uiuuerons, each flower Leans 
several fruits. Used synonymously 
with eiilier perennial or arborescent 
plants, which, nuoiy years, re- 
produce their fiuit.y many times, in 
contradistinction to “ Alonocarpou?.'’ 
PoLTCK’PHALiiH — Having many heads. 
PoLYCLA'iiiA— Many branches. PoLY- 
coe'eus — A fruit onnijosod of many 
cocca. Por.YGVbsoiTs — Having many 
distinct pistils, or an ov^ary witli many 
distinct style-. 
PoLY'Gi^.Mor.s — When there are nude, 
female, ami liertnaidiredite flowers on 
the s:i!ne oi- on clisliiict phiiits. 
PoLYpET AL.t: '(Ist Sub class of Dicotyle- 
dons. i'e‘ais dihtiuct, wc.nting in a 
few gener.H, very rarely united.) 
PoitE, Po'Mi M -Afleshymultiloculur fruit, 
matured fnnii an irjfericr ovary; the 
seeds enchwH;! in ilry cells, with a bony 
or .c«»rtikgiiiou.s .lining. The Apple is 
an example. 
PoMtnui.UA'NPis — Applied to flowers which 
exp.tnd after no »n. 
POMiF'EUrs — Bearing frnit or excrescences, [ 
shapovl like an apple. Po.mu-'OH'mis — 
Apj.roaching the shape of an apple. 
PoMOpOCT, PoMOl-O'ciA — A treatise on 
fruits. 
Pokp:n'ciiy3Ia — C ellular tissue, elongated 
and apparently jierforated by pores. 
POKOlsrs — Where the tissue is, or appears 
to be, full of small hok??. PoiiTtll’.s — 
The dimimitive from ‘'Poru.s.” Poiivs, 
and pi. Poiu — - Amiimte superficial 
hole. Synonym for “ Stoma, ” and for 
“ Ascus” of some Fungi. 
PORPHYTiEU.s—Synonym for “Purpureus.” 
(See the bracts of Porphyroconut, a 
plant not uncommon in bush-hou>scs.) 
PosTi'crs — Behind. Synonym for “Ex- 
trorsus.*’ The words back, 
and uati r'u>t\ front, are often used for 
upper and lower roepectivoly, their 
meaning is sometimes reversed if the 
writer supposes himself in tlie centre cf 
the flower instead of outside it. 
Pota'me.k Synonym for “ Fluvialcp.’’ 
Pouy, or Pi:s, i'ODOs— A foot. As in Podo- 
crt?'’jj7fs and Liicoimdiuta. 
Pe.e'cox— A pp« ann< or dowering earlier 
than other id:i‘d sii^icie.s. PiiEOius — 
Ripening before others ; synonym for 
“Pneoox.'’ 
Pr.efloka'tion and Pr.efoltatiox— T erms 
used synonymouslv fur “ a.Estivation” 
«and “ Vernation,’^ but are seldom used 
in descrijitive bcicany. 
Pr.emorhe', rK.E3iOR'sis — Bitten off, end- 
ing abruhtly ; as where roots, or more 
frequently rliizomata (called roots), 
have decayed at the end. Also where 
the trnneate termination of any folia- 
ceouft lamina ajii)«^avs jagged, (See 
pinnte of Curyoia 
Pu.-E-VO'.MKN — The first name ; synonym for 
“ Generic.’’ 
Pk.EL’s'ti.'S — B urnt at the point, of a brown 
tint, MB though it had been produced 
by burning. 
Pra'sines- ’L eek given. Fine green, with 
a slight admixtuie of grey. 
pRA’i’KN'siiS — Belonging to a meadow. 
Species usually met with in meadows, 
as the coimiioii Red Clover, Trifollv.rii 
pritii.iisc. 
Preoatouivh— P rayer, o-iiAhriis pi'cmiorinSf 
seed used for rosaries. 
! Priuk'lrh find SmxKS — In ordinary lan- 
guag<; these terms ore often confounded. 
A pricklo (aculeiis), however, is a mere 
outgrowth from the bark, while the 
spine (spina) is .an abortive sharp- 
jHiinted brMuchh-t. A sliglit pressure 
at the base will suffice to detach a 
prickle, as its aitachmeiit is but Huper- 
flciiil, but t(i n tnove a spine the woody 
cylinder of the bmnd'i with -which it is 
c<»ntmuous has to be broken or cut, 
PRt'MARY, Phima'rius— T he part which is 
first develi'pcd. The principal parts 
iu the subdivisions of a comjiound 
arrargemeut, jib the inahi pietldes of 
a compoiiiul loaf : the jiedicels of a 
compound umbel uhich support tho 
partial iirnbol. 
Prim'ativk, Primiti'vls — The first or 
earliest. Tho first jafirt developed. 
Applied to specific types ; in opposition 
to fnrms resulting from hybridisation. 
Pm'MlNE, PiuTriNA — The outermost and 
iuht dfveloijfd inlegn!i>ent to the 
nucleus of the oviik*. 
PniMOii'DiAL, PuniORWA'us— The earliest 
formed of any set of organs, or the 
princi]t.ai p.arf.s of some of them. 
Primorjjial-Utrk’LE — The layer or 
internal coaling first formed in and co- 
extensive with the cell, during the per- 
fecting of tlie cellular tissue. 
Piiismat'jcal — Priun-shaped. PiusmaR- 
icus — Approaching the form of a prism j 
where ibe surfaco of either solids or 
tubes liresents angles, dispi'»:*ed longi- 
tudinally. PiusMKNCHvaiA — Wlicre 
the vesicles of the cellular U-ssue are 
prismatic. (See Junena prismato- 
varpim , ) 
PROBOon/JEL’S — Beaked. (See fruit of 
Mtfriimia.) 
Pkoce'kus — L ofty. Synonym for “Elatus.” 
Proccm'bent, rhGcuM'BENs— Lying upon 
or trailing ahaig tho ground. (See 
JnsfAcm prot'iiitihi-iiis,) 
Prodgc'tum, I'Ronuu'ii’H — Prolonged, 
! Synonym for “ Calcar.'’ 
