Poculiform Poc"u·li·form adjective [ Latin
poculum a cup +
-form : confer French
poculiforme .]
Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
Pod Pod noun [ Probably akin to
pudding , and perhaps the same word as
pad a cushion; confer also Danish
pude pillow, cushion, and also English
cod a husk, pod.]
1. A bag; a pouch. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Tusser. 2. (Botany) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous . 3. (Zoology) A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals. Pod auger , or
pod bit ,
an auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of twisted.
Pod Pod intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Podded ;
present participle & verbal noun Podding .]
To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.
Podagra Pod"a·gra noun [ Latin See
Podagric .]
(Medicine) Gout in the joints of the foot; - - applied also to gout in other parts of body.
Podagric, Podagrical Po·dag"ric, Po·dag"ric·al adjective [ Latin
podagricus , Greek ..., from ... gout in the feet; ..., ..., Foot + ... a catching.]
1. Pertaining to the gout; gouty; caused by gout. 2. Afflicted with gout. Sir T. Browne.
Podagrous Pod"a·grous adjective Gouty; podagric.
Podalgia Po·dal"gi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., foot + ... pain.]
(Medicine) pain in the foot, due to gout, rheumatism, etc.
Podarthrum Po·dar"thrum noun ;
plural Podarthra . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., foot + ... joint.]
(Anat.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes.
Podded Pod"ded adjective Having pods.
Podder Pod"der noun One who collects pods or pulse.
Podesta Po·des"ta noun [ Italian
podestà , from Latin
potestas power, magistracy. See
Potent .]
1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Brande & C. 2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.
Podetium Po·de"ti·um noun ;
plural Podetia , English
Podetiums . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., foot.]
(Botany) A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.
Podge Podge noun [ Confer German
patsche puddle, mire.]
1. A puddle; a plash. Skinner. 2. Porridge. [ Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Podgy Podg"y adjective Fat and short; pudgy.
Podical Pod"i·cal adjective [ Latin
podex ,
podicis , the anus.]
(Zoology) Anal; -- applied to certain organs of insects.
Podiceps Pod"i·ceps noun [ New Latin , from Latin
podex ,
podicis , anus +
pes foot.]
(Zoology) See Grebe .
Podium Po"di·um noun ;
plural Podia . [ Latin , from Greek ..., dim. of ..., ..., foot. See
Pew .]
1. (Architecture) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by archæologists in two senses:
(a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. (b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See
Illust. of
Column .
2. (Zoology) The foot.
Podley Pod"ley noun (Zoology) A young coalfish.
Podo- Pod"o- [ See Foot .] A combining form or prefix from Greek poy`s , podo`s , foot ; as, podo carp, podo cephalous, podo logy.
Podobranch Pod"o·branch noun [ See
Podo- , and
Branchia .]
(Zoology) One of the branchiæ attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea.
Podobranchia Pod`o·bran"chi·a noun ,
plural Podobranchiæ (-ē). [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Podobranch .
Podocarp Pod"o·carp noun [
Podo- + Greek
karpo`s fruit.]
(Botany) A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit.
Podocephalous Pod`o·ceph"a·lous adjective [
Podo- + Greek ... head.]
(Botany) Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk.
Podogynium Pod`o·gyn"i·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot +
gynh` woman.]
(Botany) Same as Basigynium
Podophthalmia Pod`oph·thal"mi·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Podophthalmic .]
(Zoology) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata , and Decapoda .
Podophthalmic, Podophthalmous Pod`oph·thal"mic, Pod`oph·thal"mous adjective [
Podo- + Greek ... an eye.]
(Zoology) (a) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. (b) Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia.
Podophthalmite Pod`oph·thal"mite noun (Zoology) The eyestalk of a crustacean.
Podophyllin Pod`o·phyl"lin noun [ From
Podophyllum .]
(Chemistry) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
Podophyllous Pod`o·phyl"lous adjective 1. (Zoology) Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs. 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminæ, beneath a horse's hoof.
Podophyllum Pod`o·phyl"lum noun [ New Latin , from Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot + ... leaf.]
1. (Botany) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum , or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi . 2. (Medicine) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ), -- used as a cathartic drug.
Podoscaph Pod"o·scaph noun [
Podo- + Greek ... boat.]
A canoe-shaped float attached to the foot, for walking on water.
Podosperm Pod"o·sperm noun [
Podo- + Greek ... seed: confer French
podosperme .]
(Botany) The stalk of a seed or ovule.
Podostomata Pod`o·stom"a·ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot + ..., ..., mouth.]
(Zoology) An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura .
Podotheca Pod`o·the"ca noun ;
plural Podothecæ . [ New Latin , from Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot + ... case.]
(Zoology) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
Podrida Po·dri"da noun [ Spanish , rotten.]
A miscellaneous dish of meats. See Olla-podrida .
Podura Po·du"ra noun ;
plural Latin
Poduræ , English
Poduras . [ New Latin ; Greek
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot + ... tail.]
Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. Podura scale (Zoology) ,
one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope.
Podurid Po·du"rid noun (Zoology) Any species of Podura or allied genera. --
adjective Pertaining to the poduras.
Poe Po"e noun Same as Poi .
Poebird Po"e·bird` noun (Zoology) The parson bird.
Poem Po"em noun [ Latin
poëma , Greek ..., from ... to make, to compose, to write, especially in verse: confer French
poëme .]
1. A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; -- contradistinguished from prose ; as, the poems of Homer or of Milton. 2. A composition, not in verse, of which the language is highly imaginative or impassioned; as, a prose poem ; the poems of Ossian.
Poematic Po`em·at"ic adjective [ Greek ....]
Pertaining to a poem, or to poetry; poetical. [ R.]
Coleridge.
Poenamu Po·e"na·mu noun (Min.) A variety of jade or nephrite, -- used in New Zealand for the manufacture of axes and weapons.
Poephaga Po·eph"a·ga noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
pohfa`gos grass eating;
po`a grass +
fagei^n to eat.]
(Zoology) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies. --
Po*eph"a*gous adjective
Poesy Po"e·sy noun [ French
poésie (cf. Italian
poesia ), Latin
poesis , from Greek .... from ... to make. Confer
Posy .]
1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy . Shak. 2. Poetry; metrical composition; poems. Music and poesy used to quicken you.
Shak. 3. A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy. Bacon.
Poet Po"et noun [ French
poëte , Latin
poëta , from Greek ..., from ... to make. Confer
Poem .]
One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven.
Shak. A poet is a maker, as the word signifies.
Dryden. Poet laureate .
See under Laureate .
Poetaster Po"et·as`ter noun An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. The talk of forgotten poetasters .
Macaulay.
Poetastry Po"et·as`try noun The works of a poetaster. [ R.]
Poetess Po"et·ess noun [ Confer French
poétesse .]
A female poet.
Poetic, Poetical Po·et"ic, Po·et"ic·al adjective [ Latin
poëticus , Greek ...: confer French
poétiquee .]
1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments. Shak. 2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose. Poetic license .
See License , noun , 4.
Poetically Po·et"ic·al·ly adverb In a poetic manner.
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