PILLWORM
Pill"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
PILLWORT
Pill"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; — sometimes called peppergrass.
PILOCARPINE Pi`lo*car"pine, n. Etym: [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
PILON
Pi*lon", n. [Sp., sugar loaf.] [Sp. Amer.]
1. A conical loaf of sugar.
2. A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts. [Southern U. S.]
PILONCE
Pi*lon"ce, n. [Amer. Sp. See Piloncillo.]