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Palo Blanco
- - A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata), having light-colored bark. (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candida), the bark of which is used in tanning.
Palolo Worm
- - A polystome worm (Palolo viridis) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in June or July.
Panopticons
- noun - a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
- an area where everything is visible
Panoramical
- - Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama; exhibiting a very broad view; as, a panoramic view.
Papooseroot
- noun - tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Papovavirus
- noun - any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
Parochially
- adverb - in a parochial manner; "parochially narrow in his outlook"
Paronomasia
- noun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
Paroophoron
- - A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.
Paroxetimes
- noun - a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)