Phytophagous, fī-tof′a-gus, adj. feeding on plants—also Phytophag′ic.—ns. Phytoph′agan; Phytoph′agy. [Gr. phyton, a plant, phagein, to eat.]
Phytosis, fī-tō′sis, n. the presence of vegetable parasites, or the diseases caused by them.
Phytotomy, fī-tot′ō-mi, n. the dissection of plants.—n. Phytot′omist.—adj. Phytot′omous. [Gr. phyton, a plant, tomos, a cutting—temnein, to cut.]
Phytozoa, fī-tō-zō′a, n.pl. plant-like animals: animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance and habits, such as sponges, sea-anemones, &c.:—sing. Phytozō′on.—adj. and n. Phytozō′an. [Gr. phyton, a plant, zōon, an animal.]
Pi, Pie, pī, n. a mass of types confusedly mixed.—v.t. to reduce to a mixed mass, or to a state of pi, as types. [Cf. Pie, a magpie, &c.]
Pia, pē′a, n. a perennial Polynesian herb, whose fleshy tubers yield arrowroot.
Piacere, pia-chā′re, n. (mus.) a piacere, at pleasure.—adj. Piacevole (pia-chā′vō-le), pleasant, playful. [It.]
Piacular, pī-ak′ū-lar, adj. serving to appease, expiatory: requiring expiation: atrociously bad.—n. Piacular′ity. [L. piaculum, sacrifice—piāre, expiate—pius, pious.]
Piaffe, pi-af′, v.i. in horsemanship, to advance at a piaffer.—n. Piaf′fer, a gait in which the feet are lifted in the same succession as the trot, but more slowly.—Also Spanish-walk. [Fr. piaffer.]
Pia mater, pī′a mā′tėr, n. the vascular membrane investing the brain: (Shak.) the brain. [L.]