2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.
PODETIUM
Po*de"ti*um, n.; pl. Podetia, E. Podetiums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
(Bot.)
Defn: A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.
PODGE
Podge, n. Etym: [Cf. G. patsche puddle, mire.]
1. A puddle; a plash. Skinner.
2. Porridge. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
PODGY
Podg"y, a.
Defn: Fat and short; pudgy.
PODICAL
Pod"i*cal a. Etym: [L. podex, podicis, the anus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Anal; — applied to certain organs of insects.