Physoclist
Phys″o‐clist, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Physoclisti.
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Physoclisti
‖Phys′o‐clis″ti (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of teleost in which the air bladder has no opening.
Physograde
Phys″o‐grade (?), n. [Gr. � a bellows + L. gradi to walk, go.] (Zoöl.) Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia.
Physophoræ
‖Phy‐soph″o‐ræ (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a bellows + φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) An order of Siphonophora, furnished with an air sac, or float, and a series of nectocalyces. See ...
Physopod
Phy″so‐pod (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Physopoda; a thrips.
Physopoda
‖Phy‐sop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a bellows + -poda.] (Zoöl.) Same as Thysanoptera.
Physostigmine
Phy′so‐stig″mine (?), n.(Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalli...
Physostomi
‖Phy‐sos″to‐mi (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons...
Physostomous
Phy‐sos″to‐mous (?), a.(Zoöl.) (a) Having a duct to the air bladder. (b) Pertaining to the Physostomi.
Phytelephas
‖Phy‐tel″e‐phas (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.
Phytivorous
Phy‐tiv″o‐rous (?), a. [Phyto- + L. vorare to eat greedily.] Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous; as, phytivorous animals. Ray.
Phyto-
Phy″to– (?). [See Physic.] A combining form from Gr. φυτόνa plant; as, phytochemistry, phytography.
Phytochemical
Phy′to‐chem″ic‐al (?), a. Relating to phytochemistry. R. Hunt.
Phytochemistry
Phy″to‐chem″is‐try (?), n. [Phyto- + chemistry.] Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable chemistry. R. Hunt.
Phytochimy
Phy‐toch″i‐my (?), n. [F. phytochimie; Gr. � a plant + F. chimie chemistry.] Phytochemistry.
Phytogenesis
{ Phy′to‐gen″e‐sis (?), Phy‐tog″e‐ny (?), } n. [Phyto- + genesis, or root of Gr. γίγνεσθαι to be born.] The doctrine of the generation of plants.
Phytogeographical
Phy′to‐ge″o‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to phytogeography.
Phytogeography
Phy′to‐ge‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Phyto- + geography.] The geographical distribution of plants.
Phytoglyphic
Phy′to‐glyph″ic (?), a. Relating to phytoglyphy.
Phytoglyphy
Phy‐tog″ly‐phy (?), n. [Phyto- + Gr. � to engrave.] See Nature printing, under Nature.
Phytographical
Phy′to‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. phytographique.] Of or pertaining to phytography.
Phytography
Phy‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Phyto- + -graphy: cf. F. phytographie.] The science of describing plants in a systematic manner; also, a description of plants.
Phytoid
Phy″toid (?), a. [Phyto- + -oid.] Resembling a plant; plantlike.
Phytolacca
‖Phy′to‐lac″ca (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � plant + It. lacca lac.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pok...
Phytolite
Phy″to‐lite (?), n. [Phyto- + -lite: cf. F. phytolithe.] An old name for a fossil plant.
Phytolithologist
Phy′to‐li‐thol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in phytolithology; a paleobotanist.
Phytolithology
Phy′to‐li‐thol″o‐gy (?), n. [Phyto- + lithology.] The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; — usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology.