Phyllophorous, fi-lof′ō-rus, adj. producing leaves: (zool.) having leaf-like organs.
Phyllopod, fil′ō-pod, adj. having foliaceous feet—also Phyllop′odous.—n. a crustacean of the order Phyllopoda.—adj. Phyllopod′iform.
Phyllorhine, fil′ō-rin, adj. having a nose-leaf.
Phyllostomatous, fil-ō-stom′a-tus, adj. leaf-nosed, as a bat.—n. Phyll′ostome, a leaf-nosed bat.—adj. Phyllos′tomine, leaf-nosed.
Phyllotaxis, fil-ō-tak′sis, n. the disposition of leaves on the stem.—Also Phyll′otaxy. [Gr. phyllon, a leaf, taxis, arrangement.]
Phylloxera, fil-ok-sē′ra, n. a genus of insects, belonging to a family nearly related to aphides and coccus insects, very destructive to vines. [Gr. phyllon, a leaf, xēros, dry.]
Phylogeny, fī-loj′e-ni, n. a biological term applied to the evolution or genealogical history of a race or tribe—also Phylogen′esis.—adv. Phylogenet′ically.—adjs. Phylogen′ic, Phylogenet′ic. [Gr. phylon, race, genesis, origin.]
Physalia, fī-sā′li-a, n. a genus of large oceanic hydrozoans—Portuguese man-of-war. [Gr. physallis, a plant, bladder—physa, bellows.]
Physalite, fis′a-līt, n. a coarse topaz.
Physeter, fi-sē′tėr, n. a sperm-whale.