| PHRAGMOPLAST | • phragmoplast n. (Biology) A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for… • PHRAGMOPLAST n. the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms. |
| PHRASEMAKERS | • phrasemakers n. Plural of phrasemaker. • PHRASEMAKER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMONGER. |
| PHRASEMAKING | • phrasemaking n. The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric. • PHRASEMAKING n. the act of making phrases. |
| PHRASEMONGER | • phrasemonger n. (Derogatory) One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases. • phrasemonger v. (Derogatory, intransitive) To use overelaborate or wordy phrases. • PHRASEMONGER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMAKER. |
| PHRASEOGRAMS | • phraseograms n. Plural of phraseogram. • PHRASEOGRAM n. a single sign, written without lifting the pen, for a whole phrase (esp. in shorthand). |
| PHRASEOGRAPH | • phraseograph n. Synonym of phraseogram. • PHRASEOGRAPH n. a phrase for which there exists a phraseogram. |
| PHRASEOLOGIC | • phraseologic adj. Alternative form of phraseological. • PHRASEOLOGIC adj. expressed in formal often sententious phrases, also PHRASEOLOGICAL. |
| PHREATOPHYTE | • phreatophyte n. (Biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach… • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PHRENOLOGIES | • phrenologies n. Plural of phrenology. • PHRENOLOGY n. the study of bumps on the head. |
| PHRENOLOGISE | • PHRENOLOGISE v. to examine phrenologically, also PHRENOLOGIZE. |
| PHRENOLOGIST | • phrenologist n. An adherent or practitioner of phrenology. • PHRENOLOGIST n. a practitioner of phrenology. |
| PHRENOLOGIZE | • phrenologize v. (Transitive) To measure and analyze according to phrenology. • PHRENOLOGIZE v. to examine phrenologically, also PHRENOLOGISE. |
| PHRONTISTERY | • phrontistery n. A place for thinking. • phrontistery n. (Humorous) The toilet; the lavatory. • phrontistery n. An establishment devoted to education or study. |