Category: P

  • Pentamerous

    Pentamerous

    (Of a flower) with its constituent parts in multiples of five. The flowers parts in fives.  

  • Pentagonal

    Pentagonal

    5-angled.  

  • Pentadelphous

    With the stamens in five bundles [old-fashioned tem].  

  • Pentacyclic

    (Of a floral unit) with the parts in fives.  

  • Penninerved

    Penninerved

    With the veins in a pinnate pattern, i.e. branching off from the midrib at an angle at intervals.  

  • Penniform

    (Of venation) with the veins in a pinnate pattern, i.e. branching off from the midrib at an angle at intervals.  

  • Penicillate

    With a tuft of hairs at the end; Brush-or pencilshaped, i.e. long and narrow with a tuft of hairs at the end. Like a painter’s pencil.  

  • Pendulous

    Hanging downward. Somewhat hanging.  

  • Pendent, hanging

    Pendant or pendulous, which are more usual. Hanging, the way the flower sprays of the wisteria do. A form of death due to suspension of the body from the neck either suddenly, which damages the spinal column and cord, or in such a way as to constrict the air passages and the blood vessels to…

  • Pendant

    Pendant

    Hanging, as in pendant racemes of flowers. A type of jewelry that is worn around the neck, often mistakenly used for pendent (hanging).