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Pyrola Pyro'la (pi-ROE-la) (PI-ro-la) pear-little, by inference pear-like (compare the leaves), New Latin,<br />

probably from Latin pyrum, pirum pear, and -ola –ole; the dimunitive of Pyrus which has similar leaves. Turner<br />

Englishized the German name Wintergrün as Wintergreen. (Pyrolaceae).<br />

pyroliflorus -a -um, pyrolaeflorus -a -um <strong>with</strong> Pyrola-like leaves, from Pyrola- and flos, floris, flower.<br />

pyrolifolius -a -um, pyrolaefolius -a -um <strong>with</strong> Pyrola-like leaves, from Pyrola-folium.<br />

Prolirion(?) fire-lily, from πυρ-λειριον, pyr-leirion, for the flower color.<br />

pyroloides resembling Pyrola, from Pyrola-oides.<br />

pyron agrion lesser celandine.<br />

Pyronia the composite name for hybrids between Pyrus and Cydonia.<br />

pyropaeus -a -um fiery-eyed, deep red, bronzed, flame-colored, from πυρορος, pyropus.<br />

pyrophilus -a -um fire-loving, growing on burnt earth, from πυρο-φιλος, pyro-philos.<br />

pyros Greek πυρος, pyros, wheat.<br />

pyrotechnicus -a -um fiery art, flamboyant, from (πυρ, πυρος-)-(τεχυν, τεχνικος)<br />

pyrotrichus -a -um <strong>with</strong> red hairs, <strong>with</strong> flame-colored hair, from πυρο-τριχος.<br />

Pyrostegia fiery-roof, πυρο-στεγη, pyro-stege, for the ruddy color of the upper corolla lobes.<br />

pyrrh-, pyrrho Greek red, reddish; orange-colored<br />

Pyrrheima red-clothed, πυρρος-ειµα, pyrrhos-eima, for the covering of red hair, = Tradescantia. (suggest<br />

red-blood? here)<br />

pyrrhic Greek a war dance<br />

pyrrhocentrus <strong>with</strong> flame-colored spurs.<br />

pyrrholepis <strong>with</strong> bright red bark or membrane-scale(?), from and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-, scale.<br />

pyrrholophus <strong>with</strong> a red tuft or red comb.<br />

Pyrrhopappus Greek πυρρός, pyrrhos, flame-colored, yellowish-red, and πάππος, pappos, pappus, referring<br />

to color of pappi. (Compositae)<br />

pyrrhophyllus <strong>with</strong> red leaves.<br />

pyrrhorrhachis <strong>with</strong> red ribs or red veins.<br />

pyrrhotrichus -a -um <strong>with</strong> red hairs, <strong>with</strong> flame-colored hair, from Greek πυρο-τριχος, pyro-trichos.<br />

pyrrhul-, pyrrhula, -pyrrhula Latin a bullfinch<br />

Pyrrhula little-flame, Greek feminine diminutive from πυρρος, pyrrhos, (the troublesome bullfinch).<br />

pyrrocephalus bearing flame-colored heads, from and Greek κεφαλή, kephale, head.<br />

Pyrrocoma flame-leaved (?), from Greek πυρρος-κοµε, pyrrhos-kome. (maybe red-haired is better).<br />

Pyrrocoma Pyrroco'ma (pie-ro-KO-ma) Greek pyrrhos, reddish or tawny, and kome, hair of the head, alluding to<br />

reddish pappi in some species. Told you so.<br />

Pyrrosia fire-colored, from Greek πυρρος, pyrrhos.<br />

pyrul-, pyrula, -pyrula New Latin a pear<br />

Pyrularia, pyrularius -a -um little-pear, diminutive of Pyrus, in reference to the shape of the fruit.<br />

pyrum, -pyrum Greek: Wheat; New Latin: a pear<br />

-pyrum -wheat, πυρος<br />

Pyrus, pyrus, -pyrus (PI-rus) New Latin a pear, according to the OED, from medieval and modern Latin, an<br />

erroneous spelling of ancient Latin pirus, piri, n., a pear-tree, pirum, piri, n., a pear, cognate <strong>with</strong> Celtic peren;<br />

Anglo-Saxon pere; French poire; English pear; slightly alternately, New Latin, from Latin pyrus, pirus peartree;<br />

akin to Latin pyrum, pirum pear, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek apios pear<br />

tree, apion pear. Adopted by Linnæus as the genus name. The letter y was a late addition the Roman alphabet<br />

from Greek upsilon to write Greek loan words, making the pir- forms older, more classical, and more<br />

appropriate. (Rosaceae)<br />

Pyth-, pytho Greek rot, decay<br />

Pythium rot causing, from Greek πυθω, pytho, a saprophytic fungi.<br />

python, -python, pythoni, pythono Greek mythology a serpent, python<br />

pyx, -pyx Greek the rump<br />

pyxi, pyxid, pyxis Greek a box<br />

Pyxidanthera lidded-box-anthers, from πυξιδ-ανθερα, pyxid-anthera.<br />

pyxidarius -a -um, pyxidaris provided <strong>with</strong> a lid as some capsules, like a small lidded box, from πυξις, pyxis.<br />

pyxidatus box-like, provided <strong>with</strong> a lid as some capsules, from New Latin, from Latin, box. Date: 1845. A<br />

capsular fruit that dehisces so that the upper part falls off like a cap<br />

pyxidiferus -a -um capsule bearing, carrying a small box-like structure, from πυξιδιον-φερω, pyxidion-phero.

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