Outgrowths, growths from the surface of a leaf, petal, &c.

Oval, broadly elliptical, [52].

Ovary, that part of the pistil containing the ovules or future seeds, [14], [80], [105].

Ovate, shaped like an egg, with the broader end downwards; or, in plain surfaces, such as leaves, like the section of an egg lengthwise, [52].

Ovoid, ovate or oval in a solid form.

Ovule, the body which is destined to become a seed, [14], [80], [105], [110].

Ovuliferous, ovule-bearing.

Palate, a projection of the lower lip of a labiate corolla into the throat, as in Snapdragon, &c.

Palea (plural paleæ), chaff; the inner husks of Grasses; the chaff or bracts on the receptacle of many Compositæ, as Coreopsis, and Sunflower.

Paleaceous, furnished with chaff, or chaffy in texture.