Plantocracy
Plan‐toc″ra‐cy (?), n. [Planter + -cracy, as in democracy.] Government by planters; planters, collectively.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Plantule
Plant″ule (?), n. [F., dim. of plante a plant, L. planta.] (Bot.) The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination.
Planula
‖Plan″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Planulæ (#). 1. (Biol.) In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as t...
Planxty
Planx″ty (?), n. [Cf. L. plangere to mourn aloud.] (Mus.) An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
Plaque
Plaque (?), n. [F. Cf. Plack, and see Placard.] Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish...
Plaquette
‖Pla′quette″ (?), n. [F., dim. of plaque plate, plaque. See Plaque.] A small plaque, esp., in modern medal engraving, a small and delicate bas-relief, whether cast or struck fro...
Plash
Plash (?), n. [OD. plasch. See Plash, v.] 1. A small pool of standing water; a puddle. Bacon. “These shallow plashes.” Barrow.2. A dash of water; a splash.
Plash (2)
Plash, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Plashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Plashing.] [Cf. D. plassen, G. platschen. Cf. Splash.] To dabble in water; to splash. “Plashing among bedded pebbles.” Keat...
Plash (3)
Plash, v. t. 1. To splash, as water.2. To splash or sprinkle with coloring matter; as, to plash a wall in imitation of granite.
Plash (4)
Plash, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Plashed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Plashing.] [OF. plaissier, plessier, to bend. Cf. Pleach.] To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of; as, to...
Plash (5)
Plash, n. The branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches.
Plashet
Plash″et (?), n. [Plash + -et.] A small pond or pool; a puddle.
Plashing
Plash″ing, n. 1. The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.2. The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to ...
Plashoot
Plash″oot (?), n. A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or plashed. Carew.
Plashy
Plash″y (?), a. [From 1st Plash.] 1. Watery; abounding with puddles; splashy. “Plashy fens.” Milton. “The plashy earth.” Wordsworth.2. Specked, as if plashed with color. Keats.
Plasm
Plasm (?), n. [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that which is molded, Gr. �, �, from � to form, mold: cf. F. plasme. Cf. Plasma.] 1. A mold or matrix in which anything is ca...
Plasma
Plas″ma (?), n. [See Plasm.] 1. (Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed...
Plasmatic
{ Plas‐mat″ic (?), Plas‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. 1. Forming; shaping; molding. Dr. H. More.2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to plasma; having the character of plasma; containing, or conve...
Plasmation
Plas‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. plasmatio.] The act of forming or molding. Grafton.
Plasmator
Plas‐ma″tor (?), n. A former; a fashioner. “The sovereign plasmator, God Almighty.” Urquhart.
Plasmature
Plas″ma‐ture (?), n. Form; mold.
Plasmic
Plas″mic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or connected with, plasma; plasmatic.
Plasmin
Plas″min (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.
Plasmodial
Plas‐mo″di‐al (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to, or like, a plasmodium; as, the plasmodial form of a life cycle.
Plasmodium
‖Plas‐mo″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Plasmodia (#). [NL. See Plasma.] 1. (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amœboid cells, and endowed with life and power o...
Plasmogen
Plas″mo‐gen (?), n. [Plasma + -gen.] (Biol.) The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a chemical substance of the highest elaboration. Germ plasm and idioplasm are...
Plasmon
Plas″mon (?), n. [Cf. Plasma.] A flourlike food preparation made from skim milk, and consisting essentially of the unaltered proteid of milk. It is also used in making biscuits ...