Pisolitic Stmcture. 
pismire 
mi rr. pixiiioin-t'. i>i/xxmnnre (= MD. pismiere), 
an ant : < pixx (with ref. to the strong iirinoiis 
smell lit' an ant-lull) 4- mire 2 , an ant: see miri^. 
Cl. MD. pisimme, pisemme, an ant, < pissen, 
piss, -I- "ctiimc, cmte, ant: see ant 1 .] An ant 
or runnel. 
II. is as angry as apiisemyre, 
Though that he have al Hint he kan desire. 
Chaucer, Summoner's Tale, 1. 117. 
Nettled and stung with pismire*. 
Shak., 1 Hen. IV., i. 3. 240. 
pismire-hillt (pis'mir-hil), . [< ME. pismoure 
hyllr (also pyxiiterys hylle) ; < pismire + httP-.] 
An ant-hill. Cath. Ana., p. 281. 
pisnett, a. Same as pitisneft. 
pisohamatUS (pi"s6-ha-ma'tus), B. [NL., < Gr. 
iriaof, a pea, + L. hamatus, furnished with a 
hook, hooked.] Same as piso-uncinatus. 
pisolite (pi'so-lit), n. [< Gr. iriaof, apea, + >t/ft>f , 
stone.] Limestone having an oolitic structure, 
in which the individu- 
al grains or globules 
are as large as peas. 
This mode of occurrence is 
very characteristic of certain 
parts of the Oolitic or Juras- 
sic series in England. (See 
pea-yrit.) The name "Coral- 
Rag and I'i^nllt,' " was given 
by W. Smith, ill 1815, to what 
are now generally called the "Corallian beds," a member 
of the Middle Oolitic series in England. Also petutune. 
pisolitic(pi-8o-lit'ik),. [<pisolite + -ic.] Hav- 
ing the structure indicated by the term pisolite : 
as, pisolitic iron ore, etc. See pisolite.- Msolitlc 
limestone, a division of the Cretaceous, of some impor- 
tance in the north of France, where it lies unconformably 
in patches on the top of the white chalk. 
Pisonia (pi-so'ni-ii), n. [NL. (Linnwus, 1737), 
named after Dr. I'txon, a traveler in Brazil.] 
A genus of trees and shrubs, of the order Xyr.- 
tayiiiex, type of the tribe Pisonicie, character- 
ized by the terminal stigma and six to ten ex- 
sertod stamens. There are about o species, mainly 
of tropical America. They l>car opposite or scattered ol>- 
long-ovate or lanceolate leaves, small dia'cious rose, yel- 
low, or greenish funnel-shaped flowers in panicled cymes, 
and a rigid or stony, rarely fleshy, elongated fruit (an an- 
thoearp), often with rough and glutinous angles. .Several 
species are trees cultivated for ornament. /'. lirutumiana 
is the New Zealand para-para tree, a hardy evergreen ; 
others arc greenhouse shrubs with green flowers, as the 
flngrigo or cockspur, a rambling prickly bush of the West 
Indies with glutinous Inn-like fruit, forming thickets. 
See beejwiml, 2, eorktcnod, and lublMy-tree. 
Pisonieae (pis-o-m'e-e), n. pi. [NL. (Bentham 
and Hooker, 1880), '< Pisonia + -ex.] A tribe 
of plants of the apetalous order A'yctayiiiete, 
characterized by the straight embryo and the 
elongated utricle included within the enlarged 
and closed calyx-tube. It includes about 100 
species, of 4 genera, Pisonia being the type. 
pisophaltt (pis'o-falt), n. A corrupt form of 
pitsatphalt. 
piso-uncinatus (pi-so-nn-si-na'tus), w. [NL., < 
Gr. maof, a pea, -t- L. uitciiiatits, furnished with 
hooks or tenters, barbed.] A muscle, of rare 
occurrence, replacing the ligamentuiu piso- 
liamatum, the short ligament passing from the 
pisiform to the nncinate bone. 
piss (pis), t). [< ME. pissen, pyaseii, pisehen = 
OFries. pissia = D. MLG. LG. pisseu = G. pis- 
sen = Icel. Sw.jiissa = Dan. pisse, < F. pisser 
= Pr. pissnr = It. piseiare, piss ; supposed to be 
of imitative origin, perhaps orig. suggested by 
L. pitissare, pytissare, < Gr. jrurifttv, spurt out 
water, spit frequently, freq. of nrrv, = L. 
spuere, spew, spit: see spew.] I. intrans. To 
discharge the fluid secreted by the kidneys and 
detained in the urinary bladder; urinate. 
The moste Synne that ony man may do is to pissen in 
hire Houses that thei dwellen in. 
Mandevillc, Travels, p. 242. 
II. trans. To eject as urine. Shak., M. W. 
of W., v. 5. 16. 
piss (pis), n. [< ME. pyxse = D. ^>is = MLG. 
pixxr = (1. pixxe = Icel. Sw. piss = Dan. pis; 
from the verb.] Urine. 
piss-a-bed (pis'a-bed), w. [= D. pissebed; tr. 
F. pism-iilit, dandelion; so called with ref. to 
tho diuretic properties of the expressed juice 
of the root.] The dandelion. [Vulgar.] 
pissasphalt (pis'as-falt), . [= F. ptaHUpfcrffe 
4511 
pissasphaltum (pis-as-fal'tum), n. [NL., ucut. 
of L.jiixxtixphiiltux, in.: sec jiissasphalt.] Saun- 
as pisxasphalt. 
piss-bowlt, H. A chamber-pot. [Low.] 
She, beyng inoche the more Incensed by reason of her 
housbandea quletneue and stllnesse, powred doune a 
IjimebuUe upon hym out of a wludore. 
Udall, tr. of Apophthegm! of Erasmus, p. >!,. (Dacitt.) 
piss-burnt (pis'bernt), a. Stained brown, as 
if scorched with urine: said of clothes. John- 
son. [Low.] 
piss-clam (pis'klara), n. The common long 
flam, Mya areiuiria : BO called from its squirt- 
ing. [Local, U. S.] 
pissin.g-wh.ilet (pis'ing-hwil), a. A very short 
time. If. JOHSOII, Magnetick Lady, i. 7. [Low.] 
Pissodes (pi-sp'dez), M. [NL., < Gr. mooMtK, 
like pitch, < niaaa, pitch, + tfc!of, form.] A ge- 
pistillation 
They are large or small tree*, exuding a retln (terebinth 
or mastic), and (waring alternate evergreen or deciduous 
leaves, pinnate or of three leaflet*, and axillary panicles 
i.i l:u i mi n( -mall cli.i-, i,,ti I|,,,-IH. IS. . nuitti,- n I. 
mtuHe-lrff, lentM, Inlmm-trrr. tfrrliintk, 
White-piiie Weevil (Pitrojft tlrobi). a. larva; 0, pu|a. 
(Line shows natural size.) 
nus of weevils of the family (.'urciilionidie. P. 
xtrolri is a species whose larva injures pines. 
piss-pot (pis'pot), . [= D. pittpot = MLG. 
pixsepot = G. pixupot = Sw. pixxpotta = Dan. 
pissepottr ; as piss + pot.] A chamber-pot. 
[Low.] 
pist 1 , piste (pint), n. [< F. pixU- = Sp. Pg. pistd 
= It. prxta, a track, < L. pistux, pp. of piiisere, 
pist-ri; beat, pound.] The track or footprint of 
a horseman on the ground lie goes over. Imp. 
Dirt. 
pist- (pist), intfrj. [A sibilant syllable like hint, 
icltixt, \it.] Same as liixt. 
/*wrf.' where are you? 
Middlfton, Changeling, v. 1. 
pistacet, . A Middle English form of pixtncliio. 
pistache (jiis-tash'), . [< ME. pistaee, < OF. 
and F. pintaclw: see pistachio.] Same as pix- 
tachio. 
pistachio (pis-ta'shio), H. [Formerly pixlarho; 
< &T>.pistacho = F. pixtwlie = Pa.pistacha,pia- 
tticia = It. pixtdcchin, jiitttoHo = I), pixtuttjt = G. 
pistazie Sw. Dan. fiixtucir, < L. pistarium, pix- 
taccuni, the pistacliio-nut, pintariii, the pista- 
chio-tree, < Gr. TriiiTUMor, in pi. xton'mia, also t iia- 
TUKta, tytrrdKia, iptTT&KUk, the fruit of the pista- 
chio-tree, itself called -inn'iki/, = Ar. tixttiq, fiui- 
tiK/ = ]{iiu\, jtixtah, < IVrs. pixttl, the pistachio- 
nut.] Same as pixliichio-iiut. 
IHntachiit*, so they be good, and not musty, joined with 
almonds, . . . are an excellent nourisher. 
/,'./.-, Nat Hist., { .MI. 
They |the Italians) call it I'ixtarhi. a fruit much used in 
their dainty banquets. Coryal, Crudities, I. 184. 
pistachio-green (pis-t'shi6-gren), n. A bright 
green much used in Eastern decoration. 
pistachio-nut (pis-ta'shio-nut), M. The nut of 
the PiitOCia reril. It contains a greenish-colored kernel 
of a pleasant almond-like taste, which is extensively used 
by the Turks, (ireeks, etc.,asade8sert-nutor in confections, 
and is also exported. It yields a wholesome food-oil, which, 
however, soon becomes rancid. Sometimes called M<i'fil> r- 
nut. Also pistachio, pmtticiti-nut. See Pintado. 
pistachio-tree (pis-ta'shio-tre), n. See Pistacia. 
Pistacia (pis-ta'shi-a), . [NL. (Linnaeus, 1737), 
< L. pitftacia, < Gr. mortal, the pistachio-tree : 
see pistachio.] 1. A genus of trees, of the order 
Anacardiaccx and tribe Spondiete, distinguished 
as the one apetalous genus of that polypetalous 
family. The 8 species are natives of western Asia and 
the Mediterranean region, the Canary Islands, and Mexico. 
I'hinn turpentine (under Chum\ allfi, aUr-gum, i 
nut, and Uaddrr nut.) Several species yield useful wood, 
resins, and galls. The galls of a variety of /*. Khinjuk, of 
northwestern India, are sold In the Indian bazaars for 
tanning, and are there known as tajrra rinyhi. 
2. [/. <.] A tree of this genus. 
Pittacia is grafted nowe to growe 
In colde lande, and pynapul sede Is sowe. 
I'aUadiui, llusbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. lit). 
pistacia-nut (pis-ta'shi-jt-uut), H. Same uu pix- 
taehio-ntit. 
pistacio, n. Same as pistachio. 
pistacite (pis'ta-sit), n. [So called from its 
color; < Pistacia + -itc'*.] In mineral., same as 
epidote. Also pistazite. 
pistacite-rock (pis'ta-sit-rok), n. Same as epi- 
ttosite. 
pistareen (pis-ta-reu'), . [Origin uncertain.] 
In the West Indies, the peseta. 
piste. H. See pisfl. 
pistelt, . See pistle. 
pistellert, [ ME. , by apheresis from epistler. ] 
Same as ejristler. 
Pistia (pis'ti-il), n. [NL. (Linnaeus, 1737), < 
Gr. n-KTTof, liquid, < nivtiv, drink.] A genus of 
monocotyledonous floating water-plants of the 
order Aracese, constituting the tribe Pistioirteff. 
It Is characterized by the absence of perianth, and the 
position of the solitary or few staminate flowers on the 
short free apex of a spadix which is adnate l>elow to the 
small white spathe, and bean at the base a single oblique- 
ly globose one-celled ovary with thick style and cup-like 
stigma. The only species, />. Xtratiotet, is common 
throughout the tropics excepting Australia and the I*a- 
clflc Islands. It consists of a rosette of pale pea-green 
rounded and downy leaves. It floats unattached, its tufts 
of long feathery rooU often not reaching the bottom, and 
increases by runners, often soon covering ponds ami tanks, 
keeping the water fresh and cool. It bears the name of 
trtipical duckweed, and in the West Indies of waterJe-ttuce. 
pistict ()>is'tik), a. [< Gr. n<rn*wc, in the N. T.. 
qualifying vd/!of, nard; taken to mean 'liquid,' 
< TriaTof, liquid (< irivnv, drink). By some iden- 
tified with ir/oriKw;, faithful, genuine, < irtardf, 
faithful, < irtiftriv, irttitiv, persuade, iteiOeoOai, m- 
ttrotiut, believe.] An epithet of nard : as, pistic 
nard. 
An alabaster liox of nard puttie was sent as a present from 
Cambyses to the king of Ethiopia. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 18S5), I. 245. 
pistil (pis'til), H. [= P. pistil = Sn. pistilo = 
Pg. It. pixtilln = G. Sw. pistill = l>an. pixtil, 
< NL. pixtillum, a pistil, so 
called from the resemblance 
in shape to the pestle of a 
mortar; < L. pistillum, pistil- 
lus, a pestle: see pextle.] In 
hot., the female or seed-bear- 
ing organ of a flower. A com- 
plete pistil consists of three parts, 
ovary, ftyle, and ftiffttut. The ovary 
is the hollow part at the base which 
contains the ovules, or bodies des- 
tined to become seeds. The style Is 
simply a prolongation of the ovary, 
and may sometimes lie entirely 
wanting. The stigma Is a part of 
the surface of the pistil denuded of 
epidermis, upon which the pollen 
fin-fertilizing the orulea Is received, 
and through which It acts upon 
them. The form of the stigma is 
very various In different planta, be- 
ing sometimes a mere knob or point 
at the apex of the style, a line, or 
double line, or of various shapes. 
There are usually several pistils, or 
at least more than one pistil, in each 
flower ; collectively they are termed 
the ifitiufciutn. See also cuts under 
anncout, Leinna, lily, madder, Ozo- 
lit, and pitcher-plant. Compound 
pistil. See cnjitpoundl. 
pistillaceOUS (pis-ti-la'shius), a. 
PlSt.lS- 
a, Lilium 
rum ; b. Geranium 
s.iMifMtnritM / f. Kit' 
of Harts falustris ; d, 
Oryma satn>a. i, ovary; 
3, Style ; 3. stiyui.i. 
[< pistil + 
'/.-nf, asphalt.] A variety of bitumen. 
The word is only used as the equivalent in English of 
the coiTrsponding<Jreek and Latin words cited in the ety- 
mulotry. As used by ancient writers, pixxatphalt seems to 
have IKVU an occasional designation of the semi-Hind va- 
riety nf bitumen now called iiiaUhn. Also pisarphalt. 
Brunch of Pistachio-tree {falatt* Krai with fruits. 
-iirrous.] In hot., of or belonging to the pistil. 
pistillary (pis'ti-la-ri), . [= P. pistillaire = 
Pg. pistillitr, < NL. 'pixtillaris, < putillnm, pis- 
til: see pistil.] In bot., of or belonging to the 
pistil PiBtillary cord, a channel which pasaes from 
the stigma through the style into the ovary. 
pistillate (pis'ti-liit), a. [= F.pMHle, < NL. 
liixti/liititx,<.)>ixtillum,-pisi\\: m-epMil.] Inbot., 
having a pistil: noting a plant or flower pro- 
vided with a pistil, and most properly said of 
one having pistils only. See cuts under Abie- 
tiii';i, hn mliriiit, and rrntmi. 
pistillationt (pis-ti-la'shon ), M. [< L. as if *pis- 
till(itii>(n-). < pis/ilium, pixtillns, a pestle: see 
/H-*tle.] The act of pounding with a pestli- in 
a mortar. 
The best [diamonds] . . . are so far from breaking ham- 
mers, that they submit unto putillatiiin, and resist not an 
ordinary pestli . .\Vr T. Kruime, Vulit. Krr., ii. :.. 
