parvifolius - par-vif-foh-lee-us: small-
leaved.
parvissimus - par-viss-im-us: very
small.
parvulus - par-vew-lus: very small or
slight.
parvus-par-vus: small.
patellaris-pat-el-lay-riss: disk-like.
patens-pay-tens: spreading.
patulus-paf-yew-lus: spreading.
pauciflorus - paw-sif-floh-rus: scanty-
flowered.
paucifolius-paw-sif-foh-lee-us: scanty-
leaved.
pauperculus - paw-perk-yew-lus: poor,
meager.
pavoiiinus - pav-on-nye-nus: peacock-
like.
pectinatus -pek-tin-nay-tus: comb-like
(pectinate).
pectiniferus - pek-tin-nif-er-us: comb-
bearing.
pectoralis - pek-tor-ray-liss: with a
breastbone-shaped part.
pedatus - ped-day-tus: footed, of sig-
nificance for the foot or base; also
with bird-like foot; also hand-like
(palmate).
pedemontanus -ped-em-on-toy-nus: of
Piedmont (Italy).
peduncularis - ped-unk-yew-lay-riss:
with a stalk (peduncle).
pedunculatus - ped-unk-yew-lay-tus:
stalked (pedunculate).
pedunculosus - ped-unk-yew-loh-sus:
with many stalks or peduncles.
pekinensis-pee-kin-nen-siss: of Peking
(Peiping, China).
pellucidus-pel-lew-sid-us: with trans-
lucent tissues or spots.
peltatus - pel-fay-tus: with leaf-stalk
attached toward center of leaf (pel-
tate), not at edge.
peltifolius - pel-tif-foh-lee-us: with
peltate leaves.
pelviformis - pel-vif-form-iss: pelvis-
shaped.
penduliflorus - pen-dew-lif-floh-rus:
pendulous-flowered.
pendulinus - pen-dew-lye-nus: some-
what drooping.
pendulus - pen-dew-lus: drooping,
hanging.
penicillatus - pen-iss-il-lay-tus: like
a little brush; very finely divided
(pinnate).
pennatus-pen-nay-tus: feathered, with
feathery veins or lobes; also pinnate.
penninervis - pen-in-nerv-iss: feather-
veined.
pennsylvanicus - pen-sil-van-ik-us: of
Pennsylvania.
pentagonus - pent-ag-goh-nus: five-
angled.
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pentagynus - pent-aj-eye-nus: with
five pistils.
pentandrus - pent-and-rus: five-sta-
mened.
pentanthus - pent-anth-us: five-flow-
ered.
pentaphyllus - pent-af-fil-us: five-
leaved.
perbellus-per-bel-us: very beautiful.
peregrinus - per-eg-rye-nus: foreign
(exotic).
perennans-per-ren-anz: perennial.
perennis-per-ren-niss: perennial (liv-
ing more than 2 years).
perfoliatus - per-foh-lee-ay-tus: with
leaf surrounding stem (perforate).
perforatus-per-for-roy-tus: with holes.
pergracilis - per-grass-il-iss: very slen-
der.
permixtus - pei-mixt-us: much con-
fused (as to type, origin, etc.).
persicifolius - per-siss-if-foh-lee-us:
peach-leaved.
persicus - per-sik-us: of Persia (Iran);
also pertaining to the peach.
perspicuus - per-spik-yew-us: clear,
transparent.
pertusus-per-zew-sus: perforated.
perulatus-per-yew-lay-tus: pocket-like.
peruvianus - per-oo-vee-ay-nus: of
Peru.
petaloideus - pet-al-loy-dee-us: petal-
like.
petiolaris - pet-ee-ol-lay-riss: with a
leaf-stalk (petiole).
petiolatus - pet-ee-ol-lay-tus: with a
leaf-stalk, petioled.
petraeus-pet-ree-us: rock-inhabiting.
phaeacanthus - fee-ak-anth-us: dark-
thorned.
philadelphicus - fil-ad-elf-ik-us: of
Philadelphia.
philippinensis-fil-ip-in-nen-siss: of the
Philippine Is.
phlogiflorus - floj-if-floh-rus: flame-
flowered.
phoeniceus-fee-niss-ee-us: purple-red.
phoenicolasius - fee-nik-ol-lay-see-us:
purple-haired.
phyllomaniacus - fil-om-an-nye-ak-us:
abnormally leafy.
picturatus-pik-tew-ray-tus: variegated,
painted or variegated leaves.
pictus-pikt-us: painted, variegated.
pileatus-pye-lee-ay-tus: with a cap.
piliferus - pye-lif-er-us: having soft
hairs.
pilosiusculus - pye-loh-see-usk-yew-
lus: somewhat shaggy or hairy.
pilosus - pye-loh-sus: hair, softly
shaggy (pilose).
pilularis - pil-yew-lay-riss: globular,
with globules.
pineus - pye-nee-us: of or pertaining
to pines.
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