Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Podium

‖Po″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Podia (#). [L., fr. Gr. �, dim. of �, �, foot. See Pew.] 1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especiall...

5672

Podley

Pod″ley (?), n.(Zoöl.) A young coalfish.

5673

Podo-

Pod″o– (?). [See Foot.] A combining form or prefix from Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot; as, podocarp, podocephalous, podology.

5674

Podobranch

Pod″o‐branch (?), n. [See Podo-, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) One of the branchiæ attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea.

5675

Podobranchia

‖Pod′o‐bran″chi‐a (?), n., pl.Podobranchiæ (–ē). (Zoöl.) Same as Podobranch.

5676

Podocarp

Pod″o‐carp (?), n. [Podo- + Gr. καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit.

5677

Podocephalous

Pod′o‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a. [Podo- + Gr. � head.] (Bot.) Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk.

5678

Podogynium

‖Pod′o‐gyn″i‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot + γυνή woman.] (Bot.) Same as Basigynium

5679

Podophthalmia

‖Pod′oph‐thal″mi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Podophthalmic.] (Zoöl.) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, — an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the cr...

5680

Podophthalmic

{ Pod′oph‐thal″mic (?), Pod′oph‐thal″mous (?), } a. [Podo- + Gr. � an eye.] (Zoöl.) (a) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. (b) Of or pertaining to the Podophtha...

5681

Podophthalmite

Pod′oph‐thal″mite (?), n.(Zoöl.) The eyestalk of a crustacean.

5682

Podophyllin

Pod′o‐phyl″lin (?), n. [From Podophyllum.] (Chem.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several su...

5683

Podophyllous

Pod′o‐phyl″lous (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminæ, beneath a horse'...

5684

Podophyllum

‖Pod′o‐phyl″lum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot + φύλλον leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solita...

5685

Podoscaph

Pod″o‐scaph (?), n. [Podo- + Gr. � boat.] A canoe-shaped float attached to the foot, for walking on water.

5686

Podosperm

Pod″o‐sperm (?), n. [Podo- + Gr. � seed: cf. F. podosperme.] (Bot.) The stalk of a seed or ovule.

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Podostomata

‖Pod′o‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot + �, �, mouth.] (Zoöl.) An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura.

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Podotheca

‖Pod′o‐the″ca (?), n.; pl.Podothecæ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot + � case.] (Zoöl.) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.

5689

Podrida

‖Po‐dri″da (?), n. A miscellaneous dish of meats. See Olla-podrida.

5690

Podura

Po‐du″ra (?), n.; pl. L. Poduræ (#), E. Poduras (#). [NL.; Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot + � tail.] Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a spring...

5691

Podurid

Po‐du″rid (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of Podura or allied genera. — a. Pertaining to the poduras.

5692

Poe

Po″e (?), n. Same as Poi.

5693

Poebird

Po″e‐bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The parson bird.

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Pœcile

Pœ″ci‐le (?), n. Same as Poicile.

5695

Pœcilitic

Pœ′ci‐lit″ic (?), a. [Gr. ποικίλοσ many-colored, variegated.] (Geol.) (a) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; — said of certain rocks. (b) Specifically: Of or pert...

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Pœcilopod

Pœ‐cil″o‐pod (?), n. [Cf. F. pœcilopode.] (Zoöl.) One of the Pœcilopoda. Also used adjectively.

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Pœcilopoda

‖Pœ′ci‐lop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � variegated, manifold + -poda.] (Zoöl.) (a) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the h...