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Pedicularis Pedicular'is (ped-ik-yoo-LARE-is, or pe-dik-yoo-LAR-is) New Latin, from Latin (herba) pedicularis<br />

lousewort, literally of or pertaining to the little feet, from classical Latin pēdiculus, from pes, pedis, a foot (or pedis,<br />

pedis, a louse, possibly from the same Indo-European base as pēdere to break wind,and also Avestan pazdu- small<br />

harmful insect), and -ulus -a -um, Latin adjectival diminutive suffix meaning little, -tending to, -having somewhat,<br />

a name used for a plant in Columella thought to be associated <strong>with</strong> lice, and -aris, from -alis, of or pertaining to;<br />

Latin meaning lousewort, in reference to the old English belief that when cattle or sheep grazed on these plants,<br />

they became infested <strong>with</strong> lice; alternately from the plants ability to repel lice from livestock, or from the belief the<br />

plant bred lice, alternately the leaves appearing to be infested <strong>with</strong> lice.<br />

pedicul-, pediculari, pediculos, pediculus Latin a louse. Pediculus is the type genus of Pediculidae the family of<br />

true lice, including common lice infesting humans. Pediculati was an order of fish.<br />

pediculosus -a -um lousy, from post-classical Latin pediculosus infested <strong>with</strong> lice (4th cent.), from classical<br />

Latin pēdiculus pedicle n., and -ōsus.<br />

pedicularius -a -um louse, lousey, from pedicularis, lousewort, of or pertaining to the little feet (as of lice)<br />

pediformis foot-like.<br />

pedil, pedilo, pedilus, -pedilus Greek a sandal<br />

Pedilanthus foot (or shoe) flower, from , and ἄνθος, anthos, flower; one common name is Slipper Spurge<br />

(spurge is a general common name applied to many plants in the Euphorbia Family)<br />

pedin-, pedino Greek found on the plains<br />

pedio- Greek plains, from ancient Greek πεδίον, pedion, a plain, a flat surface, from πέδον, pedon, ground,<br />

earth, and -ιον, -ion, suffix forming nouns.<br />

pedio- Greek the instep; a fetter.<br />

Pediocactus from ancient Greek πεδίον, pedion, a plain, a flat surface, referring to its supposed habitat, and<br />

Cactus, an old genus name<br />

Pediomelum from Greek for apple of the plains, ancient Greek πεδίον, pedion, a plain, a flat surface, and<br />

µῆλον, melon, apple.<br />

pedis -is c. a louse<br />

pēditum classical Latin, from the use as noun of neuter of pēditus, past participle of pēdere, to break wind,<br />

from the same Indo-European base as Lithuanian bezdū, ancient Greek βδεῖν, bdein, apparently ultimately an<br />

imitative formation representing the sound of breaking wind. (OED)<br />

pedo- Greek: a child; the earth; an oar; Latin: a foot<br />

pedunc- referring to a peduncle<br />

peduncul, pedunculus, -pedunculus New Latin a little foot<br />

peduncularis <strong>with</strong> a peduncle, the stalk supporting a cluster, from Latin pedunculus, diminutive of pes.<br />

pedunculatus -a -um peduncula'tus (ped-unk-yoo-LAY-tus) stalked, <strong>with</strong> a peduncle, from Latin pedunculus,<br />

diminutive of pes, pedis, foot, in Carex pedunculata from the notably pedunculate pistillate spikes.<br />

peduncle the stalk of a flower, or the stalk of a flower cluster.<br />

pedunculosus <strong>with</strong> many peduncles<br />

peg, pego Greek a fountain; solid<br />

pegas, pegasus Greek mythology a winged horse<br />

Pḗganon Greek πήγανον, Rue, in Modern Greek απήγανος, apeganos.<br />

pegma, -pegma, pegmat Greek congealed, fixed; a framework<br />

peguanus from Pegu in Lower Burmah.<br />

pein, peina, -peina, peino Greek hunger<br />

peir-, peira, -piera Greek a trial<br />

peirsonii peir'sonii (PEER-son-ee-eye)<br />

peith, peithi Greek persuade<br />

pejor Latin bad; deterioration<br />

pekinensis from Bejing, China, formerly Pekin, Peking.<br />

pel, pelo Greek clay, mud; brown, dusky<br />

pelad French bald<br />

pelag, pelagi, pelago, pelagus, -pelagus Greek the sea<br />

pelagicus of the sea, growing in the open sea.<br />

pelagius growing in the open sea.<br />

pelargo-, pelargos, -pelargus Greek a stork<br />

pelargoniiflorus <strong>with</strong> flowers like Pelargonium, Stork’s-bill.

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