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Phyllodium
- - A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
Phyllodoce
- noun - small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs
Phyllopoda
- - An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Phyllosoma
- - The larva of the spiny lobsters (Palinurus and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also glass-crab, and glass-shrimp.
Phylloxera
- noun - type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
Pillagings
- noun - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
Pillar Box
- noun - a red pillar-shaped letter box
Pilliwinks
- unknown - A medieval torture instrument used to crush the fingers
Pillorying
- verb - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
Pillowcase
- noun - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"