Parenchyma, soft cellular tissue of plants, like the green pulp of leaves, [132].
Parietal (placentæ, &c.), attached to the walls (parietes) of the ovary.
Paripinnate, pinnate with an even number of leaflets.
Parted, separated or cleft into parts almost to the base, [55].
Parthenogenesis, producing seed without fertilization.
Partial involucre, same as an involucel; partial petiole, a division of a main leaf-stalk or the stalk of a leaflet; partial peduncle, a branch of a peduncle; partial umbel, an umbellet, [76].
Partition, a segment of a parted leaf; or an internal wall in an ovary, anther, &c.
Patelliform, disk-shaped, like the patella or kneepan.
Patent, spreading, open. Patulous, moderately spreading.
Pauci-, in composition, few; as pauciflorous, few-flowered, &c.