palate

n. a raised appendage on the lower lip of a corolla which partially or completely closes the throat

palmate

a. lobed, veined or divided to form a common point, like the fingers of a hand [Ô]

panicle

n. a compound inflorescence that is branched and with the pedicellate flowers maturing from the bottom upward

pappus

n. the modified calyx of the Asteraceae family consisting of awns, scales or bristles at the apex of the achene

pedicel

n. stalk of one flower in an inflorescence

pedicellate

a. borne on a pedicel

pedipalp

n. one of a second pair of appendages near the mouth in the phylum Chelicerata

peduncle

n. the stalk supporting either a flower cluster or a solitary flower when it is the only one in an inflorescence

pedunculate

a. borne on a peduncle

pelagic

a. of or in the open sea, particularly near the surface and away from shore

perennial

a. living three or more years

perfoliate

a. a sessile leaf, leaflet, or bract whose base completely surrounds the stem, so that the stem appears to pass through the leaf

perianth

n. collectively the caylx and corolla

petal

n. one division of the corolla

petiolate

a. having a petiole

petiole

n. the stalk of a leaf

petiolule

n. the stalk of a leaflet in a compound leaf

phyllary

n. an involucral bract of the Asteraceae

phytoplankton

n. minute, usually microscopic, free-floating plants in bodies of water, mostly algae and diatoms

pileate

a. in botany, having a cap, or pileus

a. in birds(pileated), having a crest covering the pileum, or top of the head
Pronunciation: ˈpī-lē-ˌā-təd

pilose

a. bearing long, soft, straight hairs

pinna

s. pinnae

pinnae

n. in ferns, the first division of the segments or leaflets of a blade or frond

p. pinna

pinnate

a. a compound leaf made up of leaflets arranged on opposite sides of an elongated axis, resembling a feather

pistil

n. female reproductive organ of a flower, typically consisting of a stigma, style and ovary

plastron

n. the underside of a turtle's shell

plastron

plumose

a. feathery, having hairs or fine bristles on both sides of a main axis

postlabial

a. in reptiles: one of a group of scales found along the upper side of the mouth behind the eye

poult

n. young poultry or young fowl, most commonly used to refer to turkey chicks

pronotum

n. the upper surface of the front segment of the thorax of an insect, may be enlarged to form a shield over the rest of the thorax

pseudostipule

n. an appendage resembling a stipule

pterostigma

n. an opaque, colored cell along the leading edge of the wing on some insects

pubescent

a. with dense, short, soft straight trichomes