8 letter word starting with phy

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
phylarch noun The chief of a phyle, or tribe.
phyllite noun A mineral related to ottrelite., Clay slate; argillaceous schist.
phyllode noun Same as Phyllodium.
phyllody noun A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves.
phylloid adjective Resembling a leaf.
phyllome noun A foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf, or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf.
phyllous adjective Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.
physalia noun A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.
physeter noun The genus that includes the sperm whale., A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
physiced imp. & past participle of Physic
physical adjective Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the physical part of man., Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy; treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws., Perceptible through a bodily or material organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral., Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative.
physico- A combining form, denoting relation to, or dependence upon, natural causes, or the science of physics.
physique noun The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
physnomy noun Physiogmony.
physopod noun One of the Physopoda; a thrips.
phytomer noun Alt. of Phytomeron
phytozoa plural of Phytozoon