annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers
purple amaranth
Noun
tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple
pink family
Noun
large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
prickly pear cactus
Noun
cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species
pitahaya cactus
Noun
cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
prickly-seeded spinach
Noun
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
pokeweed family
Noun
chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
pokeweed
Noun
perennial of the genus Phytolacca
pigeon berry
Noun
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes
pink sand verbena
Noun
prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers
paper flower
Noun
Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
prairie rocket
Noun
any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
prairie rocket
Noun
any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
pe-tsai
Noun
plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery
pakchoi
Noun
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
pak choi
Noun
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
pussy-paw
Noun
pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet
pussy-paws
Noun
pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet
pussy's-paw
Noun
pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet
pigmy talinum
Noun
low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground
purslane family
Noun
family of usually succulent herbs
purslane
Noun
a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb
portulaca
Noun
a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
pepper root
Noun
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
pussley
Noun
weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
pussly
Noun
weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
purple cress
Noun
small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers
pennycress
Noun
any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi
penny grass
Noun
foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods
plume poppy
Noun
herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
poppy family
Noun
herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
poppy
Noun
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
puccoon
Noun
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties
puccoon
Noun
perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
prickly poppy
Noun
annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
prickly poppy
Noun
any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods
pepper grass
Noun
annual herb used as salad green and garnish
pepperwort
Noun
annual herb used as salad green and garnish
pepperwort
Noun
any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
pink-and-white everlasting
Noun
flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers
pink paper daisy
Noun
flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers
prairie aster
Noun
violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
perennial ragweed
Noun
coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
pot marigold
Noun
the common European annual marigold
panicled aster
Noun
a variety of aster
perennial salt marsh aster
Noun
a variety of aster
purple-stemmed aster
Noun
a variety of aster
pellitory
Noun
a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
pellitory
Noun
herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
pellitory-of-Spain
Noun
a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache