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pavlova: "A dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit", Named after A. Pavlova (see Pavlova, Anna).
plesiomorphous: " Taxonomy = plesiomorphic", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Whewell (1794–1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science. From plesio- + -morphous.
para: "A monetary unit of Serbia, equal to one hundredth of a dinar", Turkish, from Persian pāra 'piece, portion'.
pansophic: "= pansophical", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Athenaeum. From pansophy + -ic.
pinealectomy: "Surgical removal of the pineal gland; an instance of this", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of Experimental Medicine. From pineal + -ectomy.
polyangular: "Having many angles or sides; polygonal", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Edward Sherburne (d. 1702), translator and poet. From poly- + angular.
pelota: "A Basque or Spanish game played in a walled court with a ball and basket-like rackets attached to the hand", Spanish, literally 'ball', augmentative of pella, from Latin pila 'ball'.
prasinous: "Leek-green in colour", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From classical Latin prasinus leek-green + -ous.
posologist: "A person who measures or dispenses doses of medicine", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Sydney Smith (1771–1845), author and wit. From posology + -ist; compare -logist.
picrotoxin: "A bitter compound used to stimulate the respiratory and nervous system, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning", Mid 19th century: from Greek pikros 'bitter' + toxin.
pronograde: "Of a primate: holding the body more or less horizontal; (of posture) not erect; quadrupedal. Contrasted with orthograde", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Arthur Keith (1866–1955), museum curator and palaeoanthropologist. From classical Latin prōnus prone + -o- + -grade.
puritanize: "To make puritan; to imbue with or instil puritanism", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Fitzherbert (1552–1640), Jesuit. From puritan + -ize.
peristerite: "A sodic plagioclase in the albite–oligoclase range of composition with a blue or bluish-white opalescence", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon, in allusion to its colour + -ite.
pusillanimousness: "= pusillanimity", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster.
pongee: "A soft, unbleached type of Chinese fabric, originally made from threads of raw silk and now also other fibres such as cotton which are usually mercerized", Early 18th century: from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) bĕnjī literally 'own loom' or běnzhī literally 'home-woven'.
pentactinal: "Having five rays", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary.
PIRA: "Provisional IRA", 1970s; earliest use found in The Times.
pratal: "In H. C. Watson's terminology: of or relating to a plant that grows in meadows or lush grassland", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Hewett Watson (1804–1881), botanist and phrenologist. From classical Latin prātum a meadow, of uncertain origin + -al. Compare classical Latin prātālis used as pasture (in an inscription).
past-due: "Overdue", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine.
palmister: "= palmist", Early 16th cent.; earliest use found in Robert Henryson (d. c1490), poet. Apparently from palm + -ister, after palmistry.