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of colouring matters in the leaves 

 of plants, comprising various 

 browns, soluble in water. 



phalanx, n., fdl'-anks (Gr. phal- 

 anyx, a line of battle, a battalion, 

 phalanggos, of a line of battle), 

 in anat. , a term applied to one of 

 the small bones of a finger or toe, 

 thus, a finger or toe has three 

 phalanges: phalanges, n. plu., 



fdl'dnj-ez, in bot., bundles of 

 stamens ; stamens divided into 

 lobes like a partite or compound 

 leaf ; in anat. , the bones of the 

 fingers or toes, so named from 

 their regularity, as soldiers in 

 the ranks : phalangeal, a. , fal'- 

 dn-je'dl, pert, to the bones of the 

 fingers or toes, which are arranged 

 in rows. 



Phalaris, n., fdl'dr-ts (Gr. phal- 

 dros, white, brilliant), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Graminese, so named 

 from their shining seeds : Phal- 

 aris Canariensis, kan-dr'-i-ens'is 

 (new L., of or from the Canary 

 Islands), the source of the com- 

 mon canary-seed given to birds. 



phanerogamous, a., fdn'Zr-tig'' 

 dm- us (Gr. phaneros, manifest ; 

 gamos, marriage), applied to 

 plants having conspicuous flowers, 

 containing pistils and stamens 

 opposed to cryptogamic ; same 

 as phsenogamous : phanerogam, 

 n., fdn-er'Sg-dm, one of the 

 plants which have conspicuous 

 flowers. 



pharmaceutic, a., fdrmf'ti'Sut'-ik, 

 also pharmaceutical, a., -sut'ik- 

 dl (Gr. pharmakeus, a druggist ; 

 pharmdkeia, the using of medic- 

 ine), of or relating to pharmacy, 

 or to the art of preparing medic- 

 ines : pharmaceutics, n. plu., 

 -sut'iks, the science of pharm- 

 acy, or of preparing medicines : 

 pharmaceutist, n., fdrm'd-sut'> 

 ist, one who practises pharmacy, 

 or prepares medicines; an apothe- 

 cary : pharmacy, n., farm 'ds-%, 

 the art of preparing and preserv- 

 ing substances to be used as 



medicines; the occupation of a 

 druggist : pharmacopoeia, n., 



fdrm'-dk-o-pe'-yd (Gr. potto, I 

 make), a book which contains 

 authorised directions for the 

 selection and preparation of sub- 

 stances to be used as medicines. 



pharmacognosis, n., farmed- kdg> 

 noz'is, also pharmacognosy, -&&/ 

 ndz'-i (Gr. pharmdkon, medicine ; 

 gnosis, knowledge), the knowledge 

 of drugs or medicines, their 

 properties and operations ; the 

 branch of Materia Medica which 

 treats of simples, or unprepared 

 medicines. 



pharmacology, n..,fdrm'-dk'8l'>d-jt 

 (Gr. pharmakon, medicine; logos, 

 discourse), a term used for 

 Materia Medica ; more particul- 

 arly the study of the action of 

 drugs in the body. 



pharynx, n., fdi-'inks (Gr. phar- 

 ungx, the gullet or windpipe), 

 the muscular pouch forming the 

 back part of the mouth, and 

 shaped like a funnel, terminating 

 in the oasophagus or gullet : 

 pharyngeal, a. , fdr'm'je'-dl, 

 pert, to or connected with the 

 pharynx : pharyngitis, n. , fdi< 

 m-jitfis, inflammation of the 

 pharynx: pharyngotomy, n., 

 fdrtfag-glMdm* (Gr. tome, a 

 cutting), the operation of making 

 an incision into the pharynx : 

 Pharyngobranchii, n. plu. , fdr 

 mg f 'g6'branglc f 'i'i (Gr. brangchia, 

 gills), an Order of Fishes com- 

 prising only the Lancelet. 



PhaseoleaB, n. plu.,/az'g-6Z-g-e (L. 

 phaselus, an edible bean-pod, a 

 light boat in the shape of a pod), 

 a tribe of the Sub-ord. Papilion- 

 acese, so named from the fancied 

 resemblance of the pods : Phas- 

 eolus, n., fdz'e'til'us, a genus, 

 mostly climbing plants, compris- 

 ing the different varieties of 

 kidney-bean, the flowers remark- 

 able for the keel terminating in 

 a twisted point : Phaseolus 

 mulliflorus, muU'-i-Jldr'us (L. 



