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propior, propiori Latin nearer<br />

propri Latin one's own, peculiar<br />

propinquus near, related, near to<br />

proponticus from the shores of ancient Propontis, now the Sea of Marmara.<br />

proprius special, peculiar, partial.<br />

pror-, prora Greek the prow of a ship<br />

prors- Latin forward; absolutely<br />

prorsus forwards, straight on<br />

pros-, proso Greek to; before<br />

Prosartes Greek prosarto, to append, referring to the pendulous ovules in the type species<br />

Proserpinaca New Latin, from Latin, a plant, probably knotweed, from Proserpina, goddess of the<br />

subterranean world of the dead, from Greek Persephonē. (Haloragaceae formerly Onagraceae)<br />

proserpinacoides New Latin resembling Proserpinaca, from Proserpinaca, which see, and -oides, Greek<br />

adjectival suffix indicating resemblance, having the form or nature of.<br />

prosop-, prosopo-, prosopum, -prosopum Greek the countenance, face<br />

prosopi-, prosopis, -prosopis Prosop'is (pro-SOP-is) Greek a kind of plant<br />

prosphor-, prosophoro Greek convenient, fitting<br />

prostat-, prostato Middle Latin the prostate gland<br />

prosth-, prosthen, prostheno Greek before; forward<br />

prosthe, prosthec, prosthem Greek an appendage, addition<br />

Prosthechea Greek prostheke, appendix, in reference to appendage on back of column<br />

prostratus -a -um prostra'tus (pros-TRAY-tus) protrate, lying flat on the ground.<br />

prostypus -a -um embossed.<br />

prot-, prote, proto Greek first, original<br />

protantherus -a -um flowering first (before the leaves appear).<br />

Proteaceae plants of the Cape Artichoke-Flower family, from the genus name, Protea, and -aceae, the<br />

standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

protero Greek fore, former<br />

proteiflorus <strong>with</strong> flowers like Protea, from and flos, floris, flower.<br />

protensus having great diversity of appearance.<br />

proteus, -proteus assuming different forms, from Greek mythology, Proteus, the god of the sea that could<br />

assume various forms<br />

protist-, protisto Greek the very first<br />

proto Greek first, original<br />

protogenitus when the stigma matures before the stamens.<br />

prototypus of the first type.<br />

protractus -a -um elongatus<br />

protrusus protruding, thrust out, exerted.<br />

protuberans bulging out.<br />

proventitius, proventicius to come before.<br />

provid- Latin cautious<br />

provincialis provincial<br />

proxim Latin nearest<br />

proximus nearest the axis, adjoining very near.<br />

proxylar capable of forming wood.<br />

pruin-, pruina, -pruina, pruino Latin hoar frost<br />

pruinatus, pruinosus -a -um pruino'sus (proo-in-OH-sus) having a hoary bloom, having a waxy powdery<br />

secretion on the surface, frosted.<br />

prun-, prunus, -prunus Latin the plum tree, from the classical Latin name for the plum<br />

prun- pertaining to a plum, usually to a plum color<br />

prunella, -prunella German a throat disease, , and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix.<br />

Prunella Prunel'la (proo-NEL-a or proo-NEL-la) derivation possibly from Latin prunum, plum, referring to the<br />

plum-colored flowers, or from Brunella, an modern Latin name for the plant in Tournefort and Linnaeus, from<br />

German die Braüne or Breune, a kind of quinsy or petechial fever, in which the tongue is covered <strong>with</strong> a brown<br />

crust, which the herb is said to heal. Brunella is a diminutive of brūnus, brown, <strong>with</strong> Prunella due to a High<br />

German pronunciation. The plant name predates the disease name. Refer to the detailed discussions under

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