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Acacia homolophyllaMyall wood My*all" wood` (Bot.)
A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used
by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree
Acacia homolophylla. Adenophyllous
Adenophyllous Ad`e*noph"yl*lous, a. [Adeno- + Gr. ? leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having glands on the leaves.
Anisophyllous
Anisophyllous An`i*soph"yl*lous, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having unequal leaves.
Anomophyllous
Anomophyllous An`o*moph"yl*lous, a. [Gr. ? irregular + ?
leaf.] (Bot.)
Having leaves irregularly placed.
AnthophylliteAnthophyllite An*thoph"yl*lite, n. [NL. anthophyllum clove.]
A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or
clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic, a. AnthophylliticAnthophyllite An*thoph"yl*lite, n. [NL. anthophyllum clove.]
A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or
clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic, a. Aphyllon uniflorumBroom rape Broom" rape` (Bot.)
A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia.
They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of
leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of
other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The
name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this
genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum. Apophyllite
Apophyllite A*poph"yl*lite, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? leaf; so
called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.] (Min.)
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in
square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the
cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and
potassium.
Astragalus glycyphyllosMilk vetch Milk" vetch` (Bot.)
A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and
Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
Note: The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus
Astragalus, of which there are about two hundred
species in North America, and even more elsewhere. Camptosorus rhizophyllusWalking Walk"ing,
a. & n. from Walk, v.
Walking beam. See Beam, 10.
Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under
Crane.
Walking fern. (Bot.) See Walking leaf, below.
Walking fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of
which, as O. marulius, become over four feet long. They
have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane
adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are
thus able to travel considerable distances over the land
at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest
for their young. Called also langya.
Walking gentleman (Theater), an actor who usually fills
subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance
but few words. [Cant]
Walking lady (Theater), an actress who usually fills such
parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
[Cant]
Walking leaf.
(a) (Bot.) A little American fern (Camptosorus
rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper
into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,
thus producing new plants.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf.
Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave;
dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
Walking stick.
(a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support
or amusement when walking; a cane.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A stick insect; -- called also walking
straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick.
Walking wheel (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel
driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in
it or on it; a treadwheel. CarpophyllCarpophyll Car"po*phyll, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? leaf.]
(Bot.)
A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a
fruit; a carpel.
Note: [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.] Caryophyllaceous
Caryophyllaceous Car`y*o*phyl*la"ceous, a. [Gr. ? clove tree;
? nut + ? leaf.] (Bot.)
(a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed
in a tubular, calyx, as the pink.
(b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the
carnation are the types.
Caryophyllin
Caryophyllin Car`y*oph"yl*lin, n. (Chem.)
A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance, extracted
from cloves, polymeric with common camphor.
Caryophyllous
Caryophyllous Car`y*oph"yl*lous, a.
Caryophyllaceous.
Castanopes chrysophyllaChinquapin Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]
Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes
chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. ChlorophyllChlorophyll Chlo"ro*phyll, n. [Gr. ? light green + ? leaf: cf.
F. chlorophylle.] (Bot.)
Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the
cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of
plants, to which they owe their green color, and through
which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place.
Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues
of the lower animals. [Written also chlorophyl.] Chrysophyllum Cainito Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting
star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum
Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order
(Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the
Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea
solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating
spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods.
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera
graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms. Chrysophyllum glycyphloeumMonesia Mo*ne"sia, n. (Pharm.)
The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from
South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of
the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphl[oe]um. It is used as an
alterative and astringent. CladophyllCladophyll Clad"o*phyll, n. [Gr. ? a sprout + ? a leaf.]
(Bot.)
A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent
foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated
smilax (Myrsiphillum). Cyanophyll
Cyanophyll Cy*an"o*phyll (s?-?n"?-f?l), n. [Gr. ky`anos a dark
blue substance + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)
A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the
component parts of chlorophyll.
CyathophylloidCyathophylloid Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid, n. (Paleon.)
A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllid[ae]; sometimes
extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging
to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals. Thay are
found in paleozoic rocks. CyathophylloidCyathophylloid Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid (s?`?-th?-f?l"loid), a. [NL.
cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf.]
(Paleon.)
Like, or pertaining to, the family Cyathophyllid[ae]. Cyrtophyllus concavusKatydid Ka"ty*did`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus
concavus) of the family Locustid[ae], common in the United
States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of
the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the
evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound,
resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name. D CaryophyllusCarnation Car*na"tion, n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a
painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr.
caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]
1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.
Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld.
Lytton.
2. pl. (Paint.) Those parts of a picture in which the human
body or any part of it is represented in full color; the
flesh tints.
The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations.
--Fairholt.
3. (Bot.) A species of Dianthus (D. Caryophyllus) or
pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors,
esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent. Diphyllous
Diphyllous Diph"yl*lous (d[i^]f"[i^]l*l[u^]s or
d[-i]*f[i^]l"-), a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + fy`llon leaf:
cf. F. diphylle.] (Bot.)
Having two leaves, as a calyx, etc. [1913 Webster]
Endecaphyllous
Endecaphyllous En`de*caph"yl*lous, a. [Gr. ? eleven + ? leaf.]
(Bot.)
Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.
Endophyllous
Endophyllous En*doph"yl*lous, a. [Endo- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.]
(Bot.)
Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.
Meaning of Phyll from wikipedia
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Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah (born
November 1974), also
known as Lady
Phyll, is a
British political activist known for her work for racial,
gender and LGBT+...
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Peter Phyll (born 4
February 1974) is a
Montserratian international football player who
plays as a
defender for
Ideal SC in the
Montserrat Championship...
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Groceryman Willy (1955) as
Harvey Evelyn Our Mr. Sun (1956) as
Chloro Phyll (voice, uncredited) The
Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (3 episodes; 1956–58)...
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former professional swimmer and
media personality Michael Gunning.
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
joined Kaleidoscope Trust as
Executive Director in
August 2019...
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Makhadzi –
vocals Mampintsha –
vocals Master KG –
vocals Mayten –
vocals Mizo
Phyll –
vocals Moonchild Sanelly –
vocals Mr
Brown –
vocals Oleile Sedumedi –...
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Jerry Johnson Richard Lynch Jared Knowland Matt
Smith Past
members Brian Phyll Miller Josh
Kramer Dee
Harrington Tim
Lamberson John
Mahan Mike
Lowery Gene...
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schizophyceous phyl-
tribe Gr**** φύλον (phúlon) phylogenetics,
phylum phyll- leaf Gr**** φύλλον (phúllon) chlorophyll,
phyllotaxis phys-
bladder Gr****...
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their family. Her son, Aindreas, is also a singer. Her
sisters Anne and
Phyll are also
talented singers.
Durkin is well
known for her
fundraising and...
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Independent Pamela Quirke O’Meara 20.53% 1,665 Fine Gael
Phyll Bugler 20.17% 1,636
Fianna Fáil John
Carroll 15.40% 1,249 1,543 1,595...
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