Phasma, fas′mä, n. a genus of gressorial orthopterous insects—walking-stick insects, spectre-insects (Phasma), and leaf-insects.
Pheasant, fez′ant, n. a gallinaceous bird abundant in Britain, and highly valued as food.—n. Pheas′antry, an enclosure for pheasants, where they may be bred and reared. [O. Fr. faisan—L. Phasiana (avis)—Gr. Phasianos, of Phasis, in Colchis.]
Pheer, fēr, n. (Shak.). Same as Fere, a mate.
Pheese, fēz, v.t. (Shak.) to beat, to drive off: to worry.—v.i. (U.S.) to worry.—n. worry—better Feeze.—n. Phees′ar, one of the mad host's words (Merry Wives, I. iii. 10).
Phelloplastics, fel-ō-plas′tiks, n. modelling in cork.—n. Phell′ogen, cork-meristem.—adj. Phellogenet′ic. [Gr. phellos, cork, plassein, to form.]
Phenacetin, fē-nas′e-tin, n. a drug prepared from carbolic acid, good against fevers, insomnia, &c.
Phenakistoscope, fen-a-kis′tō-skōp, n. an optical instrument which produces the appearances of objects in motion, as birds flying, &c.—n. Phen′akism (Bacon), deceit. [Gr. phenakistikos—phenakizein—phenax, a cheat.]
Phenix=Phœnix.
Phenogam=Phænogam.
Phenogamia=Phænogamia.