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- English Word Phyllous Definition Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.
- English Word Phylloxanthin Definition A yellow coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll.
- English Word Phylloxera Definition A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe.
- English Word Phylloxera Definition The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
- English Word Phylogenesis Definition Alt. of Phylogeny
- English Word Phylogenetic Definition Relating to phylogenesis, or the race history of a type of organism.
- English Word Phylogeny Definition The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis, or life development generally.
- English Word Phylon Definition A tribe.
- English Word Phylum Definition One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.
- English Word Phyma Definition A tubercle on any external part of the body.
- English Word Phymata Definition of Phyma
- English Word Physa Definition A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond.
- English Word Physalia Definition A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.
- English Word Physaliae Definition An order of Siphonophora which includes Physalia.
- English Word Physemaria Definition A group of simple marine organisms, usually classed as the lowest of the sponges. They have inflated hollow bodies.
- English Word Physeter Definition The genus that includes the sperm whale.
- English Word Physeter Definition A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
- English Word Physianthropy Definition The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and their remedies.
- English Word Physic Definition The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine.
- English Word Physic Definition A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.