Fastig´iate, a. Bundled together into conical shape, or with enlarged head, like a wheat-sheaf.
Fau´ces, n. The jaws, internally; back of the mouth. Compare Pharynx.
Feather, n. (1; 143.) See Pluma, Penna. Any one of the objects which collectively constitute the peculiar covering of birds.
Fec´ulent, a. Excrementitious.
Fecun´dated, a. Impregnated; made fruitful; said of the germ of an egg which has received the male element.
Fecunda´tion, n. Impregnation; the usual consequence of the completed joint act of the ovarian and spermatic organs.
Fecun´dity, n. Fruitfulness.
Fem´oral, a. Pertaining to the thigh, or part of leg from hip to knee.
Fe´mur, n. Thigh-bone. Also used synonymously with thigh. (97.)
Fenes´trate, a. Furnished with openings (from fenestra, a window).