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plenus full, double (as double flowers), having an abnormal number of petals.<br />

pleo Greek full; more; sail, swim<br />

pleon Greek more, full<br />

pleonasmus from post-classical Latin pleonasmus, redundancy of expression (5th cent.), from ancient Greek<br />

πλεονασµός, pleonasmos, superabundance, excess, in Hellenistic Greek also (in grammar and rhetoric) use of<br />

redundant words, lengthening of clauses from πλεοναζειν, pleonazein, to be superfluous or redundant, in<br />

Hellenistic Greek also (in grammar) to be added superfluously (from πλὲον, pleon, (also πλέῖον, pleion) more),<br />

and -µος, -mos, a suffix forming nouns (OED), as in this definition.<br />

Pleopeltis Greek pleos, many, and pelte, shield, in reference to the peltate scales covering immature sori<br />

pler, plero, plerom, -pleros Greek full, fullness, filling<br />

plerumque mostly, commonly<br />

plesi, plesio Greek near, recent<br />

pletho, plethor Greek full, fullness; in excess<br />

plethy, plethysm, plethysmo Greek fullness; increase, enlargement<br />

pleur, pleur-, pleura, pleuri, pleuro, pleurum, -pleurum Greek the side; a rib, referring to a side, or a cavity,<br />

or ribs, from post-classical and scientific Latin pleuro-, combining form of post-classical Latin pleura;<br />

compare ancient Greek πλευρά, side and πλευρόν, rib.<br />

Pleuraphis Pleuraph'is (pler-AF-is)<br />

Pleuridium from Greek, pleura, side or rib, and -idium, diminutive, alluding to sporophytes often emerging<br />

laterally from perichaetium (a cluster of modified leaves surrounding the archegonium of a moss)<br />

pleurocarpus -a -um pleurocar'pus (plur-oh-KAR-pus)<br />

Pleurocoronis Pleurocoro'nis (plur-o-ko-RO-nis) pleura, side, and korone, crown, for the squamellae that appear<br />

to form a crown subtending bristles<br />

pleurocarpus <strong>with</strong> ribbed fruit.<br />

pluerorrhizus <strong>with</strong> branching roots.(?), from , and ῥίζα, rhiza, root.<br />

pleuroth, pleurothen, pleurotho Greek from the side<br />

Pleurothallis Greek pleuron, rib, and thallos, branch, referring to cespitose, slender, aerial shoots<br />

Pleurospermum ribbed seed<br />

pleurostachys side-spiked<br />

Pleurothallis side branch<br />

pleust Greek a sailor; sailing<br />

plex, plexi, -plexus, -plexus Latin interwoven; a network<br />

-plex referring to trunks or stems<br />

plexiform like a net-work.<br />

plexipes <strong>with</strong> an interwoven foot-stalk base.<br />

plic-, plico Latin fold, braid<br />

plicate folded like a closed fan.<br />

plicatifolius plicatus folded, pleated, plicate, plaited, and folius leaves<br />

plicatilis pleated, folded, fan-like.<br />

plicatus -a -um plica'tus (pli-KAY-tus) folded, pleated, plicate, plaited<br />

plinianus for Pliny the Elder (1 st century AD Roman scholar<br />

plinth, plintho, plinthus Greek a brick<br />

plio Greek more<br />

ploc, plocio, ploco, plocus, -plocus Greek weave, braid, twist; a curl of hair<br />

plocam, plocamo Greek a lock of hair<br />

plocar Greek something woven<br />

ploce, plocei, ploceus, -ploceus Greek a weaver, braider<br />

plocio, ploco; plocus, -plocus Greek a braid, a curl of hair; weave, twist<br />

ploiari, ploiarium, -poliarium Greek a small boat<br />

ploim Greek sailing, fit for sailing<br />

plor, ploran Latin wail, wailing<br />

plot, ploter, ploti, ploto Greek floating, drifting; sailing; swimming<br />

Pluchea Pluche'a (PLOO-shuh, based on personal name) New Latin, from Abbé N. A. Pluche 1688-1761 French<br />

naturalist. (Compositae)<br />

pluie de feu French cv. rain of fire<br />

plum, plum-, pluma, -pluma, plume, plumi Latin a feather, referring to a plume or feather

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