Webster's Dictionary 1913

4051

Phytological

Phy′to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. phytologique.] Of or pertaining to phytology; botanical.

4052

Phytologist

Phy‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist. Evelyn.

4053

Phytology

Phy‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Phyto- + -logy: cf. F. phytologie.] The science of plants; a description of the kinds and properties of plants; botany. Sir T. Browne.

4054

Phytomer

{ Phy″to‐mer (?), Phy‐tom″e‐ron (?), } n. [NL. phytomeron, fr. Gr. � plant + � share.] (Bot.) An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton.

4055

Phyton

‖Phy″ton (?), n.; pl.Phytons (#). (Bot.) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phy...

4056

Phytonomy

Phy‐ton″o‐my (?), n. [Phyto- + Gr. � law: cf. F. phytonomie.] The science of the origin and growth of plants.

4057

Phytopathologist

Phy′to‐pa‐thol″o‐gist (?), n. One skilled in diseases of plants.

4058

Phytopathology

Phy′to‐pa‐thol″o‐gy (?), n. [Phyto- + pathology.] The science of diseases to which plants are liable.

4059

Phytophaga

‖Phy‐toph″a‐ga (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies.

4060

Phytophagic

Phy′to‐phag″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Phytophagous.

4061

Phytophagous

Phy‐toph″a‐gous (?), a. [Phyto- + Gr. � to eat.] (Zoöl.) Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal.

4062

Phytophagy

Phy‐toph″a‐gy (?), n. The eating of plants.

4063

Phytophysiology

Phy′to‐phys′i‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Phyto- + physiology.] Vegetable physiology.

4064

Phytotomist

Phy‐tot″o‐mist (?), n. One versed in phytotomy.

4065

Phytotomy

Phy‐tot″o‐my (?), n. [Phyto- + Gr. � to cut.] The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.

4066

Phytozoaria

‖Phy′to‐zo‐a″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Phytozoön.] (Zoöl.) Same as Infusoria.

4067

Phytozoön

‖Phy′to‐zo″ön (?), n.; pl.Phytozoa (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) A plantlike animal. The term is sometimes applied to zoöphytes.

4068

Phyz

Phyz (?), n. See Phiz.

4069

Pi

Pi (?), n. [See Pica, Pie magpie, service-book.] (Print.) A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted. [Written also pie.]

4070

Pi (2)

Pi, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pieing (?).] (Print.) To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form....

4071

Pi (3)

Pi (pī), n. [Gr. πι̑.] 1. A Greek letter (Π, π) corresponding to the Roman letter P.2. Specif.: (Math.) The letter Π, π, as used to denote the number or quotient approximately e...

4072

Pia mater

‖Pi″a ma″ter (?). [NL., fr. L. pia (fem. of pius tender, kind) + mater mother.] (Anat.) The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately investing the brain and spinal cord.

4073

Piaçaba

Pi‐aç″a‐ba (?), n. See Piassava.

4074

Piacle

Pi″a‐cle (?), n. [L. piaculum a propitiatory sacrifice, that which requires expiation, a wicked action, fr. piare to appease, to expiate, pius pious.] A heinous offense which re...

4075

Piacular

Pi‐ac″u‐lar (?), a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.] 1. Expiatory; atoning. Sir G. C. Lewis.2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. “Piacular pollution.” De Quincey.

4076

Piacularity

Pi‐ac′u‐lar″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being piacular; criminality; wickedness. De Quincey.

4077

Piaculous

Pi‐ac″u‐lous (?), a. Same as Piacular.