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prunella, n. 1 and n. 2 in the OED (http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/153616)<br />

(http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/153617 ) (Lamiaceae or Labiatae)<br />

prunelloides prunella-like, resembling Self-Heal, Prunella. (Self-heel?)<br />

pruniferus bearing plums<br />

prunifolius, prunifolium <strong>with</strong> leaves like Prunus, the plum tree, prune-leaved,<br />

pruniformis plum-shaped.<br />

Prunus Pru'nus (PROO-nus) from the Latin name for the plum tree. (Rosaceae)<br />

pruri-, prurit Latin itch<br />

pruriens itching, causing an itching sensation.<br />

prutenicus, pruthenicus of Prussian origin, from post-classical Latin Prutenicus, from the Pruteni, Prutheni,<br />

the Prussians.<br />

prymn, prymo, prymnus Greek the hind most; the stern of a ship<br />

przewalskii for Nikolai Prezewalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer and naturalist<br />

psaca, psacad, psacas, -pascas Greek a small broken -off piece<br />

Psacalium Provenance of name not stated by author<br />

psaer, psaero Greek flutter, touch lightly<br />

psal-, psali, psalid, psalo Greek scissors<br />

psalist-, psalisto Greek clipped<br />

psallo Greek twang, pluck<br />

psalm, psalma,-psalma, psalmi, psalmo Greek a tune played on a stringed instrument; a psalm; a twitching<br />

psalo Greek scissors<br />

psalter Greek a harp player; a book of many leaves<br />

psamm, psammo, psammus, psammus Greek sand<br />

psammophilus sand-loving.<br />

psar, psaro Greek speckled; the starling<br />

psathy, psathyo Greek crumbling<br />

Psathyrotes Psathyro'tes (sa-thi-ROE-tees) Greek psathyros, brittle, fragile, looseness; reference unclear<br />

Psathyrotopsis from the genus Psathyrotes and from ancient Greek ὄψις, opsis, appearance, resembling,<br />

likeness, sight.<br />

psectr, psectra, -psectra, psectro Greek a scraper<br />

psedn, psedno Greek scanty, bald<br />

psegma, -psegma, psegmato Greek shavings<br />

pselaph Greek grope about, touch<br />

pselli, psellio, psellium, -psellium Greek a bracelet<br />

psellism Greek stammering<br />

psen, -psen Greek a fig insect<br />

psen, pseno Greek bald<br />

pseph, psephi, psepho Greek a small stone; darkness<br />

psephen, psepheno Greek dark, obscure<br />

psett, psetta Greek a flatfish<br />

pseud, pseud-, pseudo- false, spurious, deceptively similar, from ancient Greek ψευδο-, ψευδ-, pseudo-,<br />

pseud-, combining form of ψευδής, pseudes, false (adjective), ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood; implying<br />

resembling but not equaling, counterfeit. Compare -aster, -astra, -astrum, -istrum.<br />

pseudacorus –a -um pseudacor'us (sood-A-ko-rus, etymologically incorrectly soo-da-KOR-us) false Acorus,<br />

from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and<br />

Pseudelephantopus from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and generic name Elephantopus<br />

Pseudephemerum from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and genus Ephemerum<br />

pseudoacacius -a -um pseudoaca'cia (soo-doe-a-KAY-see-a or sood-a-KAY-see-us) false Acacia, from Greek<br />

ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and ακακια, akakia, Acacia.<br />

Pseudobahia from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and generic name Bahia<br />

pseudobulb false bulb, a term for a corm, from from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and .<br />

pseudocarp a false fruit, e.g. strawberry, from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, and .<br />

Pseudoclappia from Greek ψεῦδος, pseudos, falsity, falsehood, resembling but not equaling, and generic name<br />

Clappia<br />

pseudocostatus false-ribbed.

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