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ptychospermus, Ptychosperma folded seed, bearing wrinkled seeds or wrinkles sperms, from Greek ptyx,<br />

folded, and σπερµα, sperma, seed, in reference to the ridged endocarp<br />

ptyct, ptycto Greek folded<br />

ptyg, ptygm, ptygma, -ptygma, ptygmat, ptygo Greek folded; a fold<br />

ptyn, ptyng, ptynx, -ptynx Greek the eagle owl<br />

ptyon, ptyono Greek a fan<br />

ptysma, -ptysma, ptysmato Greek spittle<br />

ptyss, ptysso Greek fold<br />

ptyx, ptyxi Greek fold, folding<br />

pub- referring to down, fine hairs<br />

pubens (gen.) pubentis downy, slightly hairy; alternately full grown, juicy, from Latin adjective pubens,<br />

pubentis, in full growth, luxuriant, an often oblique reference to having attained sexual maturity or having<br />

pubic hair.<br />

puber- Latin a ripe age, mature, adult; downy, from pubes, (gen.), puberis, Latin adjective,adult, grown-up;<br />

full of sap; slight alternate classical Latin pūber-, pūber (adjective) that has attained puberty, as a noun adult.<br />

puberulentus -a -um somewhat(?) pubescent, from Latin verb pubescere, to reach physical maturity, to grow<br />

body hair, to grow to manhood; to ripen (fruit), mature, and -ulentus -a -um, adjectival suffix indicating<br />

abundance or full or marked development, used <strong>with</strong> a noun base.<br />

puberulus -a -um puber'ulus (poo-BUR-yoo-lus) scientific Latin somewhat pubescent, from Latin pubes, pubis,<br />

f., adult population, pubic hair or other things in that region, and -ulus -a -um, adjectival diminutive suffix meaning<br />

little, -tending to, -having somewhat; or alternately scientific Latin puberulus,1803 or earlier as specific epithet in<br />

botanical use, from classical Latin pūber, taken in the sense of ‘downy (OED). In English, puberulous and<br />

puberulent mean the same.<br />

puberus somewhat downy.<br />

pubes, -pubes Latin the hair appearing at puberty; the pubes; ripe, mature, from classical Latin pūbēs pubic<br />

hair, groin, private parts, age or condition of puberty, related to pūber, an adolescent or youth; further<br />

etymology uncertain.<br />

pubesc- Latin word root downy<br />

pubescens pubes'cens (pew-BES-ens) becoming hairy, slightly hairy, downy, pubescent, <strong>with</strong> soft downy hair,<br />

from Latin pubescens, pubescent, from pubesco, pubescere, pubui, to reach physical maturity or reach puberty,<br />

become pubescent, from pubes, youth, men; hair that appears at puberty, and -escens (like -ascens) Latin adjectival<br />

suffix from -escent, -ish, -part of, -becoming, -becoming more, -being, inceptive, indicating a process of becoming<br />

or developing, becoming like, having an incomplete resemblance, often translated as the English suffix -ish.<br />

pubi, pubio; pubo Latin the region of the pubes<br />

pubiger, pubigerus, pubigera down-bearing, <strong>with</strong> soft hair, covered <strong>with</strong> small hairs, from scientific Latin<br />

pubigerus bearing downy hairs (1760 or earlier as specific epithet in botanical use); from classical Latin pūbi-,<br />

stem of pūbēs, pubes n. the mons pubis, and -gerus, from -ger bearing, from the root of gerere to bear.<br />

pubiflorus pubescent-flowered, from and flos, floris, flower.<br />

pubinervis pubescent-nerved<br />

pubirrhachis <strong>with</strong> downy ribs.<br />

Puccinellia Benedetto Luigi Puccinelli (1808-1850), Italian botanist and professor, director of the Botanical<br />

Gardens of Lucca<br />

puccoon a Native American term for a plant whose roots yield a red dye, from Virginia Algonquian<br />

poughkone the plant Lithospermum vulgare; compare Unami Delaware pé·kɔ ·n bloodroot. Puccoon includes<br />

Sanguinaria canadensis and Hydrastis canadensis.<br />

pud, puden, pudi, pudic Latin be ashamed; bashful<br />

pudend-, pudendum, -pudendum Latin the external female genitals; shameful<br />

pudibundus modest.<br />

pudicus bashful, shy, shrinking, closing, modest, retiring (Mimosa pudica, so named because the pinnate<br />

leaves fold up the leaflets at night or when touched)<br />

pudorinus modest.<br />

pugioniformis dagger-formed<br />

puell-, puella, -puella Latin a girl<br />

puer, -puer, pueri Latin a boy<br />

pueril Latin childish<br />

puerper, puerperi Latin childbearing

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