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n., fil'-lod'i, the change of an 

 organ into true leaves ; the 

 substitution of true leaves for 

 some other organ : pkylloid, a., 

 flUoyd, like a leaf: phyUoids, 

 n. plu., fil'-loydz, leaf - like 

 appendages to the stems of 

 Algse. 



phyllogen, n., fiV-lo-jen (Gr. 

 phullon, a leaf ; gennad, I pro- 

 duce), in bat., the single terminal 

 and central bud from which 

 leaves are produced in Palms, 

 and many herbaceous plants ; 

 also called a ' phyllophor. ' 



phyllolobese, n. plu. , fil'-lo-lob'-fre 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf; lobos, a 

 lobe), in bot., cotyledons green 

 and leafy. 



phyllomania, n., fil<ld-mdn'i-a 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf ; mania, 

 madness), in bot., an abnormal 

 or unusual development of leaf 

 tissue. 



phyllome, n.,fil'lom (Gr. phullon, 

 a leaf), in bot., a leaf structure; 

 a structure morphologically 

 equivalent to a leaf. 



phyllomorphy, n., fitfld-md'rf'-i 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf ; morphe, 

 form, shape), in bot., the sub- 

 stitution of leaves for other 

 organs; same sense as 'phyllody.' 



phyllophor, n., JWld-for (Gr. 

 phullon, a leaf ; phoreo, I bear), 

 the terminal bud or growing 

 point in Palms ; same sense as 

 * phyllogen ' : phyllophorous, a. , 

 fil-lof'tir-us, bearing or producing 

 leaves. 



phyllophytes, n. plu., fil'lo-fitz 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf ; phuton, a 

 plant), plants of any kind in 

 which leaves can be observed. 



Phyllopoda, n. plu., fil-ldp'-dd-a 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf; podes, 

 feet), an Order of Crustacese 

 having leaf-like feet : phyllopodes, 

 n. plu., fil-ld'p'-od'ez, in bot., 

 dead leaves in Isoetes. 



phylloptosis, n.,fil f 'l6p'toz f -is (Gr. 

 phullon, a leaf ; ptosis, a falling), 

 in bot., the fall of the leaf. 



phyllotaxis, fl . , fil'lo-taWis (Gr. 

 phullon, a leaf ; tasso, I arrange ; 

 taxis, order), in bot., the arrange- 

 ment of the leaves on the axis or 

 stem. 



phylloxera, n. plu., fil'Wks-er'-d 

 (Gr. phullon, a leaf; xeros, dry, 

 parched), an insect which infests 

 the leaves and roots of the vine, 

 forming leaf-galls, and causes 

 much damage in wine-producing 

 countries. 



phyma, n., fln&ti, (Gr. phuma, 

 a tumour from phuo, I produce), 

 a boil or tumour : phymosis, n,, 



fim-oz'-'is, a contracted prepuce 

 which cannot be drawn back over 

 the glands. 



phyogemmaria, n. plu. , fi'o-fim- 

 mar'-i-a (Gr. phuo, I produce ; 

 gemma, a bud), in zool., the 

 small gonoblastidia of Velella, 

 Ord. Physophoridse. 



Physalis, n., fis'-alis (Gr. phiu- 

 dllis, a bubble), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Solanacese, so named in 

 allusion to the calyx, which is 

 also remarkable for being accres- 

 cent : Physalis Peruviana, p&r- 

 dov'i-an'a (of or from Peru), a 

 species whose fruit, called the 

 Peruvian winter cherry, is eaten ; 

 P. edulis, %d>ul''is (L. edulis, 

 eatable), the Cape gooseberry. 



physic, n., flz'-ik (Gr. phusikos, 

 conformable to nature from 

 phusis, nature), the science or 

 knowledge of medicine ; the art 

 of healing diseases ; a remedy for 

 disease ; a medicine : v., to treat 

 with medicine : physical, a., 

 fiz'ik-al, pert, to nature, or 

 natural productions ; pert, to 

 the body or material things : 

 physician, n., fiz4sh f 'an, one 

 legally qualified to prescribe 

 remedies for external or internal 

 use in disease, as distinguished 

 from a surgeon : physicist, n., 

 fiz'-iS'ist, one skilled in the 

 natural sciences or physics : 

 physics, n. plu., fiz'-iks, the 

 science which treats of the 



