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 |