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   palaeobotany
         n 1: the study of fossil plants [syn: {paleobotany},
               {palaeobotany}]

English Dictionary: pulpit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palaeopathology
n
  1. the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
    Synonym(s): paleopathology, palaeopathology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paleobotany
n
  1. the study of fossil plants [syn: paleobotany, palaeobotany]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paleopathology
n
  1. the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
    Synonym(s): paleopathology, palaeopathology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpate
v
  1. examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
    Synonym(s): palpate, feel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpation
n
  1. a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
    Synonym(s): palpation, tactual exploration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpatory
adj
  1. relating to or involving palpation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpitant
adj
  1. having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
    Synonym(s): palpitant, palpitating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpitate
v
  1. cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
  2. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
    Synonym(s): quiver, quake, palpitate
  3. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
    Synonym(s): palpitate, flutter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpitating
adj
  1. having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
    Synonym(s): palpitant, palpitating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpitation
n
  1. a rapid and irregular heart beat
  2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
    Synonym(s): shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pelobatidae
n
  1. the amphibian family of spadefoot toads [syn: Pelobatidae, family Pelobatidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Philip Dormer Stanhope
n
  1. suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
    Synonym(s): Chesterfield, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebitis
n
  1. inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phlebodium
n
  1. chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
    Synonym(s): Phlebodium, genus Phlebodium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phlebodium aureum
n
  1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
    Synonym(s): golden polypody, serpent fern, rabbit's-foot fern, Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebothrombosis
n
  1. thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
    Synonym(s): phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebotomise
v
  1. draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
    Synonym(s): bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebotomist
n
  1. someone who practices phlebotomy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebotomize
v
  1. draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
    Synonym(s): bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebotomus
n
  1. a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
    Synonym(s): sandfly fever, pappataci fever, phlebotomus
  2. small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
    Synonym(s): Phlebotomus, genus Phlebotomus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phlebotomus papatasii
n
  1. any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
    Synonym(s): sand fly, sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phlebotomy
n
  1. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
    Synonym(s): venesection, phlebotomy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pill bottle
n
  1. a small bottle for holding pills
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleopod
n
  1. one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
    Synonym(s): swimmeret, pleopod
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Plovdiv
n
  1. an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region
    Synonym(s): Plovdiv, Philippopolis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polioptila
n
  1. New World gnatcatchers [syn: Polioptila, {genus Polioptila}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polybotria
n
  1. tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later
    Synonym(s): Polybotrya, genus Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus Polybotria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polybotria cervina
n
  1. tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
    Synonym(s): hart's-tongue, hart's-tongue fern, Olfersia cervina, Polybotrya cervina, Polybotria cervina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polybotrya
n
  1. tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later
    Synonym(s): Polybotrya, genus Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus Polybotria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polybotrya cervina
n
  1. tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
    Synonym(s): hart's-tongue, hart's-tongue fern, Olfersia cervina, Polybotrya cervina, Polybotria cervina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polybutene
n
  1. a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
    Synonym(s): polybutylene, polybutene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polybutylene
n
  1. a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
    Synonym(s): polybutylene, polybutene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypedates
n
  1. type genus of the Polypedatidae [syn: Polypedates, {genus Polypedates}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypedatidae
n
  1. Old World tree frogs [syn: Polypedatidae, {family Polypedatidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polypetalous
adj
  1. having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodiaceae
n
  1. ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae)
    Synonym(s): Polypodiaceae, family Polypodiaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodiales
n
  1. true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: Filicales, {order Filicales}, Polypodiales, order Polypodiales]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium
n
  1. a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori
    Synonym(s): Polypodium, genus Polypodium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium aureum
n
  1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
    Synonym(s): golden polypody, serpent fern, rabbit's-foot fern, Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
n
  1. fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor [syn: {licorice fern}, Polypodium glycyrrhiza]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium polypodioides
n
  1. fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
    Synonym(s): grey polypody, gray polypody, resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium scouleri
n
  1. stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
    Synonym(s): leatherleaf, leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium scouleri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium virgianum
n
  1. chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
    Synonym(s): rock polypody, rock brake, American wall fern, Polypodium virgianum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polypodium vulgare
n
  1. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
    Synonym(s): common polypody, adder's fern, wall fern, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, sweet fern, Polypodium vulgare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polypody
n
  1. any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polyptoton
n
  1. repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pulpit
n
  1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
    Synonym(s): dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pulpwood
n
  1. softwood used to make paper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perch \Perch\ (p[etil]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE.
      perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
      dark-colored, Skr. p[rsdot][cced]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
      freckle.] (Zo[94]l.)
      1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
            other allied genera of the family {Percid[91]}, as the
            common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens, [or]
            Americana}), and the European perch ({P. fluviatilis}).
  
      2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
            belonging to the {Percid[91]}, {Serranid[91]}, and related
            families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
  
      {Black perch}.
            (a) The black bass.
            (b) The flasher.
            (c) The sea bass.
  
      {Blue perch}, the cunner.
  
      {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum.
  
      {Red perch}, the rosefish.
  
      {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish.
  
      {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
            the perch.
  
      {Silver perch}, the yellowtail.
  
      {Stone}, [or] {Striped}, {perch}, the pope.
  
      {White perch}, the {Roccus, [or] Morone, Americanus}, a small
            silvery serranoid market fish of the Atlantic coast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palapteryx \Pa*lap"te*ryx\, n. [Paleo- + apteryx.] (Paleon.)
      A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleobotanist \Pa`le*o*bot"a*nist\, n.
      One versed in paleobotany.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
      That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
      The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
      usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
      That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
      The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
      usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleophytologist \Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gist\, n.
      A paleobotanist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleophytology \Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + phytology.]
      Paleobotany.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
      The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
      usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleophytology \Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + phytology.]
      Paleobotany.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
      The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
      usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpation \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See
      {Palpable}.]
      1. Act of touching or feeling.
  
      2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palped \Palped\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having a palpus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpitant \Pal"pi*tant\, a. [L. palpitans, p. pr.]
      Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.
      intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]
      To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to
      bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to
      flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is
      abnormal, as from excitement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.
      intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]
      To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to
      bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to
      flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is
      abnormal, as from excitement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.
      intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]
      To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to
      bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to
      flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is
      abnormal, as from excitement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palpitation \Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F.
      palpitation.]
      A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid
      beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion,
      strong emotion, or by disease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pawl \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. {Pole} a stake.]
      (Mach.)
      A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine,
      adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on
      another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to
      permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse,
      as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of
      {Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.]
  
      {Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass,
            to receive the strain of the pawls.
  
      {Pawl rim} [or] {ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring
            surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the
            pawls to catch in.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.
      modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a
      scum on liquors.]
      Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
  
      {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
            pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep
            grunting note.
  
      {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
            mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
            disease.
  
      {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging.
  
      {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}.
  
      {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine
            crabs of the genus {Panopeus}.
  
      {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder},
            and {Dab}.
  
      {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp.
  
      {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender.
  
      {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
            which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
            removal.
  
      {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
            ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States.
            It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
            pair of legs. See {Siren}.
  
      {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}).
           
  
      {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}).
      (b) The clapper rail.
  
      {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
            [Slang]
  
      {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
            of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to
            the pickerels.
  
      {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
  
      {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus.
  
      {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous
            species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
  
      {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied
            genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
            side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
            etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
            spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
            as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phlebotomist \Phle*bot"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. phl[82]botomiste.]
      (Med.)
      One who practiced phlebotomy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phlebotomize \Phle*bot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Phlebotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlebotomizing}.] [Cf. F.
      phl[82]botomiser.]
      To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phlebotomize \Phle*bot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Phlebotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlebotomizing}.] [Cf. F.
      phl[82]botomiser.]
      To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phlebotomize \Phle*bot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Phlebotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlebotomizing}.] [Cf. F.
      phl[82]botomiser.]
      To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phlebotomy \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. [?]; [?],
      [?], a vein + [?] to cut: cf. F. phl[82]botomie. Cf.
      {Fleam}.] (Med.)
      The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in
      the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phyllopod \Phyl"lo*pod\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the Phyllopoda.
  
      Note: [Also used adjectively.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Branchiopoda \[d8]Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. [?] gill +
      -poda: cf. F. branchiopode.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of
      branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of
      gills. It includes the fresh-water genera {Branchipus},
      {Apus}, and {Limnadia}, and the genus {Artemia} found in salt
      lakes. It is also called {{Phyllopoda}}. See {Phyllopoda},
      {Cladocera}. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phyllopodous \Phyl*lop"o*dous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Of or pertaining to the Phyllopoda.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   --Udall.
  
      {Pill beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small beetle of the genus
            {Byrrhus}, having a rounded body, with the head concealed
            beneath the thorax.
  
      {Pill bug} (Zo[94]l.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus
            {Armadillo}, having the habit of rolling itself into a
            ball when disturbed. Called also {pill wood louse}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.
      [?] to swim + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under
      {Crustacea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.
      [?] to swim + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under
      {Crustacea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.
      [?] to swim + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under
      {Crustacea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plop \Plop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Plopping}.] [Imitative.]
      To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or
      slap, as on the surface of water.
  
               The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plowbote \Plow"bote`\, Ploughbote \Plough"bote`\, n. (Eng. Law)
      Wood or timber allowed to a tenant for the repair of
      instruments of husbandry. See {Bote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plowfoot \Plow"foot`\, Ploughfoot \Plough"foot`\, n.
      An adjustable staff formerly attached to the plow beam to
      determine the depth of the furrow. --Piers Plowman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polewig \Pole"wig\, n. [Cf. {Polliwig}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also
      {pollybait}. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polyoptron \Pol`y*op"tron\, Polyoptrum \Pol`y*op"trum\, n. [NL.,
      from Gr. poly`s many + [?] seen.] (Opt.)
      A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but
      diminished in size. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polyoptron \Pol`y*op"tron\, Polyoptrum \Pol`y*op"trum\, n. [NL.,
      from Gr. poly`s many + [?] seen.] (Opt.)
      A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but
      diminished in size. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypetalous \Pol`y*pet"al*ous\, a. [Poly- + petal.] (Bot.)
      Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals;
      as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. --Martyn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polyphotal \Pol`y*pho"tal\, Polyphote \Pol"y*phote\, a. [Poly- +
      Gr. [?], [?], light.] (Elec.)
      Pertaining to or designating arc lamps so constructed that
      more than one can be used on a single circuit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polyphotal \Pol`y*pho"tal\, Polyphote \Pol"y*phote\, a. [Poly- +
      Gr. [?], [?], light.] (Elec.)
      Pertaining to or designating arc lamps so constructed that
      more than one can be used on a single circuit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypide \Pol"y*pide\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the ordinary zooids of the Bryozoa. [Spellt also
      {polypid}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypide \Pol"y*pide\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the ordinary zooids of the Bryozoa. [Spellt also
      {polypid}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypidom \Po*lyp"i*dom\, n. [Polypus + L. domus house.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure
      made by bryozoans and hydroids.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypite \Pol"y*pite\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral,
                  hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of
                  {Campanularian}.
            (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
  
      2. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypode \Pol`y*pode\, n. [Cf. F. polypode. See {Polypody}.]
      (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Polypodium}; polypody. [Written also
      {polypod}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypode \Pol`y*pode\, n. [Cf. F. polypode. See {Polypody}.]
      (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Polypodium}; polypody. [Written also
      {polypod}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypode \Pol"y*pode\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], the wood louse,
      milleped: cf. F. polypode. See {Polyp}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An animal having many feet; a myriapod.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypodium \Pol"y*po`di*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], dim. of [?].
      See {Polyp}, and cf. 2d {Polypode}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants of the order {Filices} or ferns. The
      fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called
      sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or
      leaf. There are numerous species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hart-tongue \Hart"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)
            (a) A common British fern ({Scolopendrium vulgare}), rare
                  in America.
            (b) A West Indian fern, the {Polypodium Phyllitidis} of
                  Linn[91]us. It is also found in Florida.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypody \Pol"y*po`dy\, n. (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Polypodium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypoid \Pol"y*poid\, a. [Polyp + -oid.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but
            lacking the tentacles or other parts.
  
      2. (Med.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a
            character like that of a polypus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Polypterus \Po*lyp`te*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + [?]
      feather, wing.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bichir \[d8]Bi*chir"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A remarkable ganoid fish ({Polypterus bichir}) found in the
      Nile and other African rivers. See {Brachioganoidei}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpatoon \Pul`pa*toon"\, n. [F. poulpeton, poupeton, a sort of
      ragout.]
      A kind of delicate confectionery or cake, perhaps made from
      the pulp of fruit. [Obs.] --Nares.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulp \Pulp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Pulping}.]
      1. To reduce to pulp.
  
      2. To deprive of the pulp, or integument.
  
                     The other mode is to pulp the coffee immediately as
                     it comes from the tree. By a simple machine a man
                     will pulp a bushel in a minute.         --B. Edwards.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpit \Pul"pit\, n. [L. pulpitum: cf. OF. pulpite, F.
      pulpitre.]
      1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in
            which the clergyman stands while preaching.
  
                     I stand like a clerk in my pulpit.      --Chaucer.
  
      2. The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also,
            preaching.
  
                     I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its
                     legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand
                     acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most
                     important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament
                     of virtue's cause.                              --Cowper.
  
      3. A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpit \Pul"pit\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit
      orator; pulpit eloquence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpited \Pul"pit*ed\, a.
      Placed in a pulpit. [R.]
  
               Sit . . . at the feet of a pulpited divine. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpiteer \Pul*pit*eer"\, n.
      One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; -- so called in
      contempt. --Howell.
  
               We never can think it sinful that Burns should have
               been humorous on such a pulpiteer.         --Prof.
                                                                              Wilson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpiter \Pul"pit*er\, n.
      A preacher. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpitical \Pul*pit"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. [R.] --
      {Pul*pit"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpitical \Pul*pit"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. [R.] --
      {Pul*pit"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpitish \Pul"pit*ish\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the pulpit; like preaching. --Chalmers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pulpitry \Pul"pit*ry\, n.
      The teaching of the pulpit; preaching. [R. & Obs.] [bd] Mere
      pulpitry.[b8] --Milton.

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   Polvadera, NM
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Pulpit
      (Neh. 8:4). (See {EZRA}.)
     
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