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"Physcia":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage + New Latin -ia ; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
},
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"-is\u0113\u0259",
"\u02c8fish(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123625",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Physcomitrium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome \u2014 see urn moss":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfisk\u014d\u02c8mi\u2027tr\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114550",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Physeter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, sperm whale, from Greek phys\u0113t\u0113r bellows, blowhole of a whale, sperm whale; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120725",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phylactery":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"definitions":{
": amulet":[],
": either of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men and especially adherents of Orthodox Judaism during morning weekday prayers":[]
},
"examples":[
"he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Popular images of Jewish men worshiping at the wall in prayer shawls and phylacteries show only a small stretch of the ancient retaining wall for the Temple Mount. \u2014 David M. Halbfinger, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2017",
"Beit El\u2019s other concerns are small-scale by comparison: a factory for tefillin, or phylacteries ; a bakeshop called Herby\u2019s; and some workshops for aluminum and carpentry. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English filaterie, philacterie, borrowed from Late Latin filact\u0113rium, phylact\u0113rium \"amulet, tefellin,\" borrowed from Greek phylakt\u1e17rion \"guarded place, outpost, safeguard, amulet, tefellin,\" from phylakt\u1e17r \"guard, guardian\" (from phylak-, stem of phyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep watch on, guard, preserve\" \u2014derivative of phylak-, ph\u00fdlax \"guard, guardian, protector,\" of obscure origin\u2014 + -t\u0113r, agent suffix) + -ion, noun suffix":""
},
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"talisman"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095307",
"type":[
"noun"
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"phylogeny":{
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"definitions":{
": the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism":[],
": the evolutionary history of a kind of organism":[],
": the history or course of the development of something (such as a word or custom)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the history of the bicycle, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"To do this work, Professor Sz\u00e9kely and his collaborators conducted a variety of statistical analyses on weaverbird diet, habitat type, distribution, and social behavior and compared these results to the weaverbird phylogeny (family tree). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Their scripts compared data from the animal experiments to the species\u2019 phylogeny , a web describing their evolutionary relatedness. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers resolved to reconstruct the phylogeny \u2014or family tree of evolutionary relationships\u2014of these groups from 56 million to 15 million years ago. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
"To determine how these viral samples are related to each other, researchers use computer tools to construct the virus\u2019s family tree, or phylogeny . \u2014 Marilyn J. Roossinck, The Conversation , 7 June 2021",
"Tracking down and sequencing the DNA of all the samples at the heart of this phylogeny took the project\u2019s 21 collaborators six years. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
"The researchers\u2019 main goal was to create an accurate, detailed evolutionary tree, or phylogeny , for this large group of birds by sequencing the DNA of every single species in the group. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fi-\u02c8l\u00e4j-\u0259-n\u0113",
"f\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-j\u0259-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phys ed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical education":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the final period of each school day, players also practiced shooting outside during phys ed class, careful to avoid dribbling and wrenching their ankles on pine roots. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But the benefits reaped by his friends\u2014especially phys ed teacher Tommy, played by Vinterberg regular Thomas Bo Larsen\u2014are more questionable, and the stakes rise all around when Nikolaj decides to escalate the group\u2019s Sk\u00e5rderudian experiment. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Mike Friskey, a phys ed and weight training teacher at Bel Air High School, was excited and poised to take over the Bobcats girls soccer program. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
"To someone who couldn\u2019t even get himself over the pommel horse in phys ed , this looked like a superpower. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Nicole Franklin, physical education teacher at Elmwood Park High School and a phys ed curriculum leader, expressed concernthat requiring two physical education courses for high school graduation instead of four could have negative repercussions. \u2014 Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2019",
"On this day at Wyoming High, the Calvin Johnson referee\u2014who is a phys ed and AP History teacher when not on an NFL field\u2014has put today\u2019s assignment on the blackboard in this middle-class \u2019burb. \u2014 Peter King, SI.com , 5 Dec. 2013",
"Completing the mile in middle school phys ed was 13-year-old me's version of torture. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, SELF , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Karen Borrelli-Luke, a health and phys ed teacher in Camden, works at Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School, where kids are taught first aid and CPR. \u2014 Kathy Boccella, Philly.com , 11 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fiz-\u02c8ed"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114326",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": heal , cure":[],
": natural science":[],
": the art or practice of healing disease":[],
": the practice or profession of medicine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English physik natural science, art of medicine, from Anglo-French phisique, fisik , from Latin physica , singular, natural science, from Greek physik\u0113 , from feminine of physikos \u2014 more at physics":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-zik",
"\u02c8fiz-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cure",
"drug",
"medicament",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"medicine",
"pharmaceutical",
"remedy",
"specific"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103218",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"physical":{
"antonyms":[
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by especially rugged and forceful physical activity : rough":[
"a physical hockey game",
"a physical player"
],
": characterized or produced by the forces and operations of physics":[],
": concerned or preoccupied with the body and its needs : carnal":[
"physical appetites"
],
": having material existence : perceptible especially through the senses and subject to the laws of nature":[
"everything physical is measurable by weight, motion, and resistance",
"\u2014 Thomas De Quincey"
],
": of or relating to material things":[],
": of or relating to natural science":[],
": of or relating to physics":[],
": of or relating to the body":[
"physical abuse"
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": physical examination":[],
": sexual":[
"a physical love affair",
"physical attraction"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The program is designed to address both physical and emotional health.",
"No physical contact with other players is allowed in the game.",
"He has an unusual physical appearance.",
"There was no physical evidence of the crime.",
"Their relationship was purely physical .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many factors influence employees\u2019 lives and their overall well-being and health, such as purpose/career, social, financial, physical , community and mental/emotional wellness. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"However for Twight, the most powerful aspect of training, whether with an actor or an elite athlete, is not the physical , but the mental. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
"The mental, physical , and emotional toll of two-and-a-half more years without the freedom that had been granted to them. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"This indelible, extraordinary show about trans women and gay men gave us a rich perspective on families of choice and their sustaining power during times of emotional, physical , and financial hardship. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In many cases, a partner\u2019s uncontrolled alcohol abuse leads to psychological, physical , and social trauma, and the rate of divorce is 18 percentage points higher than among nonalcoholic couples. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Participants will be connected to wellness services that target emotional, social, spiritual, physical , environmental and occupational health. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Originating in ancient India, yoga is a physical , mental and spiritual practice, the UN says. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Has a physical , mental or cognitive disability (dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s), drug dependency or another condition that is dangerous to themselves or others. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Even South Korea\u2019s Asian Film Market, held alongside the Busan Film Festival, is expected to return as a physical , convention center-style confab in 2022. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"There are other challenges on the horizon: population growth, urbanization, the prospect of future pandemics, the growing risk of physical and cyberattacks from state and non-state actors and the inherent vulnerability of complex systems. \u2014 Sadek Wahba, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The problem was detected during a physical as Rossi was set to join the team at training camp following the World Junior Championships. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Feb. 2021",
"Once Watson passes his physical , the trade will be complete: the Browns sent six draft picks to Houston in exchange for Watson and a 2024 sixth round pick. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Left-hander Steven Brault is on the Triple-A IL after an MRI during his physical in March showed a triceps issue. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Eberflus, who was trying to add a three-technique defensive tackle after Larry Ogunjobi failed his physical , said his argument was simple. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Maile agreed to a one-year $900,000 big-league contract contingent on him passing his physical . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Kershaw passed his physical , including MRIs on his elbow, and officially rejoined the Dodgers on a one-year contract for $17 million. \u2014 Theresa Smith, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin physicalis , from Latin physica":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fiz-i-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8fi-zi-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for physical Adjective material , physical , corporeal , phenomenal , sensible , objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual , or imaginary . the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force. artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction. scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses. the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it. no objective evidence of damage",
"synonyms":[
"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"material",
"somatic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081857",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"physician":{
"antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
"definitions":{
": one exerting a remedial or salutary influence":[]
},
"examples":[
"you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kent Sepkowitz is a physician and infectious disease expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Bruce Lanphear, a physician and health researcher at Simon Fraser University, argues lead is already behind as many as 400,000 deaths in the US annually, with more than half of these from heart disease. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"In an expansive Republican-leaning open district that includes South Lake Tahoe and Death Valley, Democrat Kermit Jones, a physician and Navy veteran, will appear on the November ballot. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand named a physician and small-town mayor as ambassador to the Seychelles. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Robinson\u2019s choices include physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein, conservationist John Muir, memoirist Mary Austin, and poet Gary Snyder. \u2014 Michael Berry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Pennsylvania primary to boost late-surging Kathy Barnette against Trump\u2019s candidate, the physician and television personality Mehmet Oz \u2014 putting two of the most influential forces in the GOP, Trump and the Club for Growth, at odds. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his nonprofit group Partners in Health said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on physician and surgeon incomes shows median wages of $208,000 per year. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English phisicien, fisicien , from Anglo-French, from phisique medicine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8zish-\u0259n",
"f\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"sawbones"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiosociological":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to both physiology and sociology":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + sociological":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141234",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"physiosophy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": wisdom about nature":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + -sophy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz\u0113\u02c8\u00e4s\u0259f\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182140",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiotherapeutics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical therapy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + therapeutics":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070658",
"type":[
"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
]
},
"physiotherapy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical therapy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another massage physiotherapy session with Jeroen Deen. \u2014 Hannah Borenstein, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2020",
"There is also a treatment room in collaboration with HUM2N, offering everything from physiotherapy and sport massage to breath-work, nutrition support, and medical-grade supplements. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Not originally trained in fashion design, Tsakatsa studied physiotherapy . \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"More innovative offerings include EMsculpt, a physiotherapy that enhances the core musculature and improves posture and performance, and FLOWpresso, a spacesuit that uses infrared waves to encourage lymphatic drainage. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
"Besides the bedroom, this suite includes a parlor, study, kitchen, physiotherapy area and a room just for getting dressed. \u2014 Lilit Marcus And Shawn Deng, CNN , 29 June 2021",
"Most health systems don't currently have the infrastructure to provide hospital at home \u2014 daily visits, remote monitoring, blood tests, physiotherapy . \u2014 Tom Moon, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
"There is great potential, and the club is keen to harness practices such as nutrition, pedagogy, physiotherapy and psychology to advance its players. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
"The anger and frustration stirred by the most recent COVID wave is different from Indians\u2019 reaction to another crisis, the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman physiotherapy intern in Delhi in 2012. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 3 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin physiotherapia , from physi- + therapia therapy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz-\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113",
"\u02ccfi-z\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074413",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physique":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup":[]
},
"examples":[
"she had a well-toned physique",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holmgren couldn\u2019t have asked for a better home than the small-market Thunder, who are fully committed to a patient developmental approach and can help shield him from questions about his physique early in his career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The experience of becoming a Marvel superhero also gave Portman a new perspective on what Hemsworth has had to do for over a decade to maintain his Asgardian physique . \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Sharing a photo on her Instagram Story, Jones showed off her physique in a chrome two-piece and matching thigh-high boots and what appeared to be her new tattoo. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"To become such a legend in the stunt scene, English has undergone dramatic transformations to his physique , gutted through gnarly injuries, and learned how to train for\u2014and recover from\u2014just about anything. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"Strangely, front ventilated seats ($500) aren\u2019t part of either Convenience or Premium packages for the iX Drive50, but are a must-have to keep the bottom of my midwestern, body-by-Costco physique cooled. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
"The winger, who naturally morphs into a forward, is diminutive in physique and tends to be an afterthought, with much attention revolving around Benzema and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior in the forward positions. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But more than a high-fashion reverberation, the see-through shirt speaks to a personal willingness, even a desire, to show off one\u2019s physique . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Analyses breaking down her physique and her body chemistry have been splashed over the fronts of national publications and covered by news outlets, including CNN. \u2014 Danielle Mclean, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from physique physical, bodily, from Latin physicus of nature, from Greek physikos":""
},
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"f\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
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"constitution",
"figure",
"form",
"frame",
"habit",
"shape"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiqued":{
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"definitions":{
": having a specified physique":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-kt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041515",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"physitheism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ascription of physical form to deity":[],
": veneration of the physical powers of nature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + theism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fiz\u0259\u0307+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051413",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiurgic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": effected or brought about by natural as distinguished from divine or human influences":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + -urgic (as in theurgic )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fiz\u0113\u00a6\u0259rjik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170745",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"physo-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see phys-":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114000",
"type":[]
},
"phytosuccivorous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeding on the sap of plants":[
"\u2014 used especially of an insect"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + succivorous":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u012bt(\u02cc)\u014d+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121756",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phylogenist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in phylogeny":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4j\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142145"
},
"physeterid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Physeteridae":[],
": a whale of the family Physeteridae":[]
},
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"On Thursday, Superintendent Keith Posley will present a $1.3 billion budget proposal that pledges to maintain staff positions in schools and adds art, music and physical education teachers thanks to the district\u2019s referendum. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
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"Among activities planned: how to care for animals, a petting zoo as social-emotional learning, therapeutic rhythm drumming, fine arts and physical education . \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Barker, like all Middletown students, has to keep his mask on except during recess and physical education , while eating, or when playing a wind instrument in music class. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Barker, like all Middletown students, has to keep his mask on except during recess and physical education , while eating, or when playing a wind instrument in music class. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Kim Mueller, Steven Burkholder, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"After mapping the genetic sequences geographically, the team found that the new phylum , Taraviricota (named after the Tara Oceans expedition) was more abundant in temperate and tropical waters. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Above the size of L rotifers, however, farmers switch phylum and feed their charges crustaceans called brine shrimps, the smallest of which clock in at 400 microns. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
"For the smallest fry these are often rotifers, a phylum of tiny animals discovered in the late 17th century by early microscopists. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Think of loungewear as the kingdom of clothing, whereas sweats are a phylum , and a Juicy Couture-revival velour suit is a species. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Then there are the bryozoans, a phylum of animals all its own. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"The California lake is just one of several extreme locales where researchers have spotted nematodes, the phylum all eight worm species belong to. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The hundreds of species belonging to the phylum Tardigrada are so hardy that many could be here long after other life on Earth has perished, enduring as long as the sun continues to shine. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2019",
"One type of bacterium from the Verrucomicrobia phylum , Akkermansia muciniphila, seemed to play a role in a healthy aging process, the researchers say, possibly by increasing the amounts of secondary bile acids in the gut. \u2014 Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS , 29 July 2019"
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"Promote eye, skin, and bone health: Phytochemicals like carotenoids and phytosterols reduce oxidative and inflammatory stress. \u2014 Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping , 26 Sep. 2018",
"And that is not all: extracts from the rose flower itself contain many essential fatty acids such as \u03c93 and \u03c96 as well as micronutrients like \u03b1-tocopherol (Vitamin E) and \u03b2-sitosterol (which is a phytosterol ). \u2014 Bel Dum\u00e9, Scientific American , 4 May 2018",
"PSO contains phytosterols which decrease inflammation in the body and may help in lowering cholesterol (but ask your physician first prior to adding to your diet). \u2014 Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Sep. 2014"
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"One of Luis\u2019 younger brothers is a physician assistant , and the other is a legal assistant intent on becoming a lawyer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Also, a physician assistant at the practice, William Soyke, then 69, pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone and alprazolam, and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The elderly couple were in an exam room with a physician assistant on the second floor of the Natalie Building on the Saint Francis Health System campus. \u2014 Jana Hayes, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Since entering the race, her ties to USC \u2014 dating back to her time as a physician assistant \u2014 have also led to some bumps in the road. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"The medical community was shocked by the findings, and many were doubtful about a dramatic new trend spotted by an unknown physician assistant , Dr. Herman-Giddens recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Dante Langston, a physician assistant in Colorado Springs, wrote an email to the Exalgo sales team in March 2011, urging the company to stop sending out opioid promotional material. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Rabadi's wife, who also works as a physician assistant at the hospital, arrived at the home with her father-in-law, about the same time deputies showed up, authorities said. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"They are prescribed, in person or by telehealth, by a physician or a nurse midwife, advance practice registered nurse or physician assistant . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022"
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"As the expedition doctor, Khytryi\u2019s main task is to monitor the physiological and mental condition of the other team members. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Some people have an intense and outwardly demonstrative physiological and mental reaction and the phobia can be severely debilitating. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Application of cold therapy like an ice pack signals the brain to trigger a complex physiological response. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"These physiological responses can have warning signs, but again the main issue is pacing along with paying attention to early symptoms and adjusting one\u2019s pace to account for environmental conditions. \u2014 Michael J. Joyner, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Another graphed his physiological responses, which were translated into various types of trust processing, each represented by a different-colored line. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Such hormones may be associated with some physiological changes for adult transgender people. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"The results showed that many species were pushed past their physiological limits. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"What may have seemed like an exciting possibility to some, at, say, 38, seems, at 40, more like a daunting set of fiscal and, for women, physiological hurdles to clear. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 11 May 2022",
"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Parasites are also a concern with songbirds, as well as some species of bacteria, so Lossie and another avian pathologist began with a physical examination . \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But a drug test must accompany a physical examination as well, as THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can stay in the bloodstream for weeks. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The deal, which also includes a mutual option for 2023 worth $4 million, is pending a physical examination . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Social Security Administration sent her for an independent physical examination before issuing the denial. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"During LeVert\u2019s required physical examination , doctors found a cancerous mass on his left kidney -- a life-saving discovery. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Between her physical therapy and love for swimming, the penguin has built enough strength and confidence to no longer need her penguin baby bouncer, though the aquarium keeps the creation to show guests. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Hand and arm injuries allow players such as Jones, Caruso and Williams to remain around the team regularly since their physical therapy is less involved. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Griffin is currently completing her spring semester classes online but will probably conduct her physical therapy in Storrs, Sterling said. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"His physical therapy was over at the end of the year. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"My physical therapy will continue until the end of December. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The premiere episodes ended on an emotional but still hopeful note, as John took a horse out for an early morning ride as part of his physical therapy , leaving Carter to man the barn. \u2014 Danielle Turchiano, Variety , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Not to mention actually doing your physical therapy , stretching, or foam rolling. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Tuesday morning, the Michigan commit went to physical therapy when the doctor finally gave him the green light to swing the bat. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022"
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"All the doctors failed to recognize the connection and thanks to a physician's assistant recommending a bone density exam, it was discovered. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Keravive is offered by a number of dermatologists and plastic surgeons, though in many offices, an aesthetician, nurse, or physician's assistant trained in HydraFacial techniques may be the one who administers the Keravive treatment. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Some pharmacy groups have chafed against the required authority, like a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant , who must prescribe the pills on-site. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In September, the Inspiration4 launch sent four civilians (a physician's assistant , an aerospace worker, a professor and a billionaire) into orbit. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Dad was ready with the lie when the physician's assistant asked. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The two settled in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where Schneider most recently worked as a senior software engineer for a financial services payment platform, while his wife works as a physician's assistant in pain management. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
"One of the passengers was Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old cancer survivor who works as a physician's assistant at St. Jude. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Isaacman is joined by Hayley Arceneaux, a physician's assistant and childhood cancer survivor; Chris Sembroski, a data engineer; and Sian Proctor, a geoscientist and community college professor. \u2014 Amy Thompson, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dr Barrios and her collaborators used these data to construct a phylogenetic tree, or a family genetics tree. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The team\u2019s phylogenetic analysis, which indicates evolutionary relationships, placed the species within the vampyropod side of the evolutionary tree, Whalen said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, despite being related to SARS-CoV-2, RaTG13 has been found to occupy a separate phylogenetic branch. \u2014 Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But non-primate species clustered on other branches of the phylogenetic tree did well too. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Genome sequencing allowed researchers to separate and organize individual rockfish species into a phylogenetic tree. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Plots showing the diversity of both the phylogenetic tree and tooth shapes show two distinct drops, around 34 million and 31 million years ago, reflecting these back-to-back disasters. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"But the researchers\u2019 multiple lines of morphological and phylogenetic evidence offer strong support for their claims, according to Dr. Mah. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021"
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"Brine shrimp in Gilbert Bay depend on nutrient flows from fresher bays, grazing so heavily on the ensuing phytoplankton that the waters become visibly clearer between spring and fall. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Officials believe the June 2 sewage spill might have contributed to a phytoplankton bloom in the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Natural ingredients keep skin safe, with zinc oxide microalgae, rice starch, and blue phytoplankton working together to protect the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"The polar scientist takes tourists to collect phytoplankton samples -- and record the temperature and salinity of the seawater -- at sites just like this up and down the Antarctic Peninsula. \u2014 Mark Johanson, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Satellites can measure phytoplankton by using algorithms to calculate the concentration of chlorophyll based on the colors in the water. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"Simpson, a professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in immunology and exercise physiology , has worked with NASA over multiple missions to learn more about the effects of stress. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022"
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"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021"
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"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Gonzaba Medical Group has started construction on an 11,120-square-foot physical medicine and rehabilitation center near its main medical campus on Pleasanton Road. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
"As omicron wave wanes:Cincinnati area hospitals reschedule surgeries delayed by COVID-19 Specialty care services will include cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, ENT, physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthopedics and obstetrics. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Venus notes that physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation (also called physiatrists) work closely with physical and occupational therapists to collaboratively manage spasticity across multiple diagnoses. \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Smith resolved to learn more about the field of physiatry, or physical medicine and rehabilitation , taking a four-week elective rotation at Chicago\u2019s Rehabilitation Institute. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"UT Southwestern\u2019s clinic is based in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation . \u2014 Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Smith, an expert in physical medicine and rehabilitation , alleged in his complaint that he was abruptly fired in January after complaining about racially insensitive remarks overheard on a Zoom call. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 19 July 2021",
"Her specialty lies in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine, with sub-specialties in brain injury medicine and lifestyle medicine. \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
"In her current role as clinical supervisor for the physical medicine and rehabilitation department, Chitwood is responsible for supporting and mentoring clinical and clerical staff, in addition to providing direct patient care. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021"
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"Despite those critiques, Morton\u2019s approach helped lay the foundation for the burgeoning field of physical anthropology . \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 8 July 2021",
"Morton, a successful doctor who was an active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, has sometimes been called the founder of American physical anthropology . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Considered the founder of American physical anthropology , Morton professionalized the acquisition of human remains in the name of scientific practice and education. \u2014 Chip Colwell, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2021",
"In the strangest irony, the methods used to identify the criminal were essentially versions of the physical anthropology that Mengele had been trained in. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"The era\u2019s systematic forays into physical anthropology and human classification laid the foundation for the noxious race science that emerged in the nineteenth century. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2019",
"The era\u2019s systematic forays into physical anthropology and human classification laid the foundation for the noxious race science that emerged in the nineteenth century. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2019",
"Bruwelheide and her colleague, Doug Owsley, curator and the museum\u2019s division head for physical anthropology , were tasked at the request of Kennicott\u2019s family and the museum, with finding out how Kennicott died in 1866. \u2014 Allison Keyes, Smithsonian , 8 Mar. 2017",
"The bones and funerary objects were originally collected from the area in 1931 by Ale\u0161 Hrdli\u010dka, head of the physical anthropology department at what is now the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of Natural History. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Nov. 2017"
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"For those with the skills to harness these innovations, GEOINT offers a unique perspective of human activity, physical geography , and how the world around us is changing, that most businesses have never had access to before. \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
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"The white timorasso was on the verge of extinction, having all but disappeared during the phylloxera . \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Mondeuse is an old grape variety that was grown before the phylloxera in several parts of eastern France. \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"In the 19th century, Serbia was one of the most important wine-making areas of the Austro-Hungarian empire \u2014 and when phylloxera ravaged the vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the French turned to this region to satisfy their thirst. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 25 May 2020",
"In the 18th century, Stromboli\u2019s inhabitants farmed the volcano\u2019s terraced slopes, but, in 1880, a parasitic phylloxera outbreak attacked the grapevines and destroyed the agricultural culture. \u2014 Andrea Frazzetta, National Geographic , 29 Dec. 2019",
"But then came the devastating blight of phylloxera in the 1860s, followed eventually by World War I and the arrival of heavy industry spearheaded by the Michelin tire company, based nearby in Clermont. \u2014 Stephen Heyman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 11 Nov. 2019",
"By the early 1900s, when the French 75 was introduced, cognac wasn\u2019t so common, partially due to the mid-1800s phylloxera epidemic, which had diminished production. \u2014 Chadner Navarro, WSJ , 27 May 2019",
"The wine is made from grapes farmed organically at some of the highest altitudes in Italy, and some from low-yielding pre- phylloxera vines as old as 140 years. \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 11 May 2018",
"This vineyard, though, is on sandy soils, in which phylloxera cannot survive. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 21 June 2018"
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"Alba Azola, a physiatrist at Johns Hopkins, said that helping long-COVID patients make that transition is one of the most challenging parts of her job as co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Post Acute COVID Team Clinic. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Medium firmness has shown to be effective in improving pain, according to Naimish Baxi, M.D., physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Gary Cohen was a physiatrist , practicing at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center as well as other medical venues in Birmingham and living in nearby Mountain Brook. \u2014 al , 8 July 2021",
"An orthopedic surgeon, rheumatologist or physiatrist will have knowledge of this condition and could evaluate you, probably with an X-ray. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Cohen is the brother of Gary Cohen, a doctor practicing as a physiatrist at Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center, who also died in the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 17 July 2021",
"According to previous reports, online records show that Gary Cohen has more than 20 years of experience as a physiatrist , a physician who focuses on physical training and rehabilitation. \u2014 al , 8 July 2021",
"Benjamin Abramoff, the director of Penn\u2019s post-COVID clinic, is a physiatrist with a specialty in spinal-cord injury. \u2014 Pamela Weintraub, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Jennifer Solomon, a physiatrist at New York City\u2019s Hospital for Special Surgery, says there are indeed theories that cryotherapy can release endorphins (similar to exercise). \u2014 Natalie B. Compton, WIRED , 10 July 2019"
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"Fecher, who has a bachelor's degree in physical science from the University of Central Arkansas, has been secretary of the state Department of Transformation and Shared Services since 2019. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"Fecher has a bachelor\u2019s degree in physical science from the University of Central Arkansas, said Alex Johnson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transformation and Shared Services. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 1 June 2022",
"Farrell is a physical science and health teacher at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
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"Twenty-six states require a physical science (usually chemistry or physics). \u2014 Kendra Pierre-louis, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
"The physical science evaluation of those risks is a cornerstone for societal action. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The first installment, in August, addressed the physical science of climate change. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Smith resolved to learn more about the field of physiatry , or physical medicine and rehabilitation, taking a four-week elective rotation at Chicago\u2019s Rehabilitation Institute. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The 46,000-square-foot building on Greenspring Dr. will offer medical services that include orthopaedics, spine, sports medicine, physiatry , pain management, outpatient surgery and rehabilitation. \u2014 Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com , 7 Aug. 2017",
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"At the helm are CEO Hazim Nada, an entrepreneur and theoretical physicist , with Filippo Perini, a former director at Lamborghini Centro Stile, leading design. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Comic book illustrator Anna and theoretical physicist Marco are a pair of congenial superheroes who, like so many other people, have decided to live together. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Curiosity Stream is a niche service that caters to science fans and people who enjoy expanding their minds, so who better to partner with for an original series than pioneering theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking? \u2014 PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. \u2014 Nicholas Paphitis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Victor Gorbenko, a theoretical physicist at Stanford University, Lorenzo Di Pietro of the University of Trieste in Italy, and Shota Komatsu of CERN in Switzerland recently approached unitarity in de Sitter space from this perspective. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"But what exactly does this rare physics event tell us? \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 July 2022",
"Bruce graduated from Cornell University in 1970 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering physics . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Has the physics community embraced this new approach? \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 2 July 2022",
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055514"
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"noun"
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"-g\u0259n"
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"adjective"
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"noun",
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": a very large division of Coleoptera comprising beetles that have all the tarsi apparently 4-jointed, the head not rostrate, the labrum exposed, and the palpi never wholly occluded in the mouth and including the families Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae, and Cerambycidae or being made coextensive with Chrysomelidae":[],
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"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4f\u0259g\u0259",
"\""
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"New Latin, from phyt- + -phaga":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075138"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": any of a group of bacteria that are related to mycoplasmas , cause plant diseases (such as aster yellows or elm yellows ) by infecting phloem tissue, and are transmitted especially by homopteran insect vectors":[
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"\u2014 Evelyn Strauss"
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"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u0259-\u02c8plaz-m\u0259"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along for the ride will be their good friend, the phytoplasma . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The plant\u2019s neighbors grow old, reproduce and die, but the phytoplasma \u2019s eerily youthful host persists. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by an insect called a planthopper. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 25 Aug. 2021"
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"phyto- + plasma (after mycoplasma ), now taken as a New Latin genus name":""
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"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a proteinaceous hemagglutinin of plant origin used especially to induce mitosis (as in lymphocytes)":[]
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"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u014d-\u02cch\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00fc-t\u0259-n\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Symptoms of phytohemagglutinin poisoning are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, from mild to intense. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 9 June 2017",
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083718"
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"noun"
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": a member of the superfamily Physeteroidea : beaked whale , sperm whale":[]
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"f\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t\u0259\u02ccr\u022fid"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Physeteroidea":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084255"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": culver's root":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092345"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a branch of oceanography that deals with the physical and chemical properties of ocean water and the topography and composition of the ocean bottom":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100819"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": worship of plants":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4l\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + -latry":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101142"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having a leafy base":[
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fil\u0259\u00a6p\u00e4dik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + pod- + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101239"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a system of natural philosophy expounded by Lorenz Oken (1779\u20131851) and designed to set forth a natural system of universal relations":[]
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + philosophy ; intended as translation of German naturphilosophie":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104413"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a small reed organ that is a precursor of the harmonium":[]
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"\u02ccfis+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German physharmonika , from Greek physa bellows + Latin harmonica , feminine of harmonicus musical":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104743"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a brown pigment in the cells of brown algae (as the kelps) now believed to be no more than a postmortem oxidation product of fucosan":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary phyc- + -phaein, -phein (from Greek phaios dusky + International Scientific Vocabulary -in )":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105137"
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": fond of plants : living or feeding on plants":[]
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"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + -philous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112645"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": following or being in accord with nature":[
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + plastic":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114103"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a group comprising entomostracan crustaceans with leaflike swimming appendages that serve as gills, mandibles without palpi, and reduced maxillae: such as":[],
": branchiopoda":[],
": an order or suborder coextensive with the combined orders Anostraca, Notostraca, and Conchostraca":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4p\u0259d\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -poda":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115744"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another":[],
": the study of phyllotaxis and of the laws that govern it":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8tak-s\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Botanists use the divergence angles, or angles between consecutive leaves, to define a plant\u2019s phyllotaxis . \u2014 Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian , 6 June 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin phyllotaxis , from phyll- + -taxis":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120129"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being measures for the control of plant diseases especially in agricultural crops":[
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + sanitary":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121146"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": plant hormone":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u014d-\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02ccm\u014dn",
"\u02c8f\u012bt-\u0259-\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02ccm\u014dn"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Phytohormon, from phyto- phyto- + Hormon hormone":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094448"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": zoophyte":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012bt\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u02cc\u00e4n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyt- + -zoon":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125509"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": phyllotactic":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6taksik"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyllotaxy + -ic":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134434"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a superfamily of toothed whales comprising the beaked whales and the sperm whales":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfis\u0259t\u0259\u02c8r\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Physeter + -oidea":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135555"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a plant fossil":[],
": a microscopic siliceous particle that forms in plant cells and is highly resistant to decomposition":[
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012bt\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + -lite or -lith":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135612"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + biology":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143542"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gall caused by the presence of a plant (as a parasitic bacterium or fungus) \u2014 compare crown gall":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyt- + cecidium":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145444"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the chief ruler of an ancient Grecian phyle":[],
": the commander of the cavalry furnished by each ancient Athenian tribe":[],
": the magistrate or head of a recognized tribal division of any of the Asian provinces of the Roman empire":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin phylarchus , from Greek phylarchos , from phyl\u0113 + archos ruler":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151034"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": cross-fertilization":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4g\u0259m\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + -gamy":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162743"
},
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"type":[
"combining form"
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"definitions":{
": plant":[
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"phyt osis"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from phyton ; akin to Greek phyein to bring forth":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163949"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to leaf-nosed bats or to the genera they belong to":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccr\u012bn",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phyllorhina (synonym of Hipposideros ), from phyll- + -rhina":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170853"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Phytoptidae":[],
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"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4pt\u0259\u0307d"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phytoptidae":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171609"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the largest political subdivision among the ancient Athenians":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some have promiscuously accused the red phyle of hate speech and white supremacy, rendering the terms less powerful when required to describe the real thing. \u2014 Michael Gerson, Alaska Dispatch News , 19 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek phyl\u0113 tribe, phyle":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173731"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome \u2014 compare gymnolaemata":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259t\u0259"
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"New Latin, from phylacto- (from Greek phylaktos , verbal of phylassein to guard, preserve) + laem- (from Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ata":""
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"noun"
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": theology illustrated or enforced by evidences of purpose in nature":[]
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"\"+"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191616"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192407"
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"New Latin, from Physa , type genus + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193713"
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"-pa-"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194642"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195212"
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"noun"
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"-fl\u0259-\u02c8je-",
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"phyto- + flagellate entry 3":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201055"
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": seaweed : algae":[
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"phyco chrome"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phyk-, phyko- seaweed, from phykos":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201656"
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"noun"
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": a crystalline homologue C 9 H 15 N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin, chlorophyll, or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2,3,5-trimethyl-4-ethyl-pyrrole":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104517"
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"adjective"
],
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": possessing leaf gaps":[
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"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + siphonic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202044"
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"noun"
],
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"phyllopod from New Latin Phyllopoda; phyllopodan from New Latin Phyllopoda + English -an , noun suffix":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210117"
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"noun"
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": a genus of syngnathid fishes comprising several Australian sea dragons":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212041"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214315"
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"physicotheological":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": of, relating to, or based on physicotheology":[
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"the physicotheological argument for the existence of God"
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},
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"-z\u0113(-+",
"\u00a6fiz\u0259\u0307(\u02cc)k\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220630"
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"phylephebic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": being or relating to the phase of maximum vigor of a race":[]
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"\u00a6fil+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyl- + ephebic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223221"
},
"Physignathus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a genus of lizards closely related to Draco \u2014 see water dragon":[]
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8zign\u0259th\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from physi- + -gnathus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224846"
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"phytofluene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a polyene hydrocarbon C 40 H 64 occurring with carotenoids in plants":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from phyt- + flu- (from fluorescent ) + -ene":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225448"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a property (as color, hardness, boiling point) of matter not involving in its manifestation a chemical change":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230715"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Kathryn Sergeant Brown"
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"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u0259-ri-\u02ccm\u0113-d\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This process, which cleans the soil of the contaminant, is called phytoremediation . \u2014 Joan Oleck, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Elsewhere, phytoremediation is regaining popularity. \u2014 Wudan Yan, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Another arm of the project taking place at the UVA-Wise campus in southwest Virginia is focused on finding varieties of hemp that could be used to clean up and reclaim abandoned coal mines through a process called phytoremediation . \u2014 Sarah Rankin, The Seattle Times , 26 Dec. 2017",
"Called phytoremediation , Pytel said the fast-growing poplar and cottonwood trees, received from the U.S. Forest Service's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, can absorb petroleum in the soil and stabilize it. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune , 15 Sep. 2017"
],
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"phyto- + remediation , probably after bioremediation":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231854"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phytopathologic International Scientific Vocabulary phytopathology + -ic; phytopathological from phytopathology + -ical":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232127"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance":[],
": the facial features held to show qualities of mind or character by their configuration or expression":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4(g)-n\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02ccfi-z\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4(g)-n\u0259-m\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He and his son have the same distinctive physiognomy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based on the images that have been released, the new car\u2019s physiognomy is very similar to that of the outgoing version, but there are some subtle differences. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
"And yet the brilliant meditations\u2014on whether color exists in the world or in the eye, on physiognomy , on borders and borderlessness, and on suffering\u2014seem in some instances comically obsolete and in others utterly germane. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Though diminutive, miniatures condense and unify a host of references to physiognomy , class, attire and setting. \u2014 Colin T. Eisler, WSJ , 16 July 2021",
"In M\u00e9canisme de la physionomie humaine, Duchenne laid important foundations for both Darwin and Ekman, connecting older ideas from physiognomy and phrenology with more modern investigations into physiology and psychology. \u2014 Kate Crawford, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Lavater took the approaches of physiognomy and blended them with the latest scientific knowledge. \u2014 Kate Crawford, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2021",
"At one point, the conversation turned to physiognomy , the pseudoscientific judgment of a person\u2019s character based on their facial features. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Years of chronic asthma and a fragile physiognomy left him relatively limited in his physical activity. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 1 Nov. 2020",
"Her images are a critique of pseudo-scientific studies in 19th- and early 20th-centuries that categorized racial groups according to their physiognomy as a way to assert the superiority of whites. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 14 July 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English phisonomie , from Anglo-French phisenomie , from Late Latin physiognomonia, physiognomia , from Greek physiogn\u014dmonia , from physiogn\u014dm\u014dn judging character by the features, from physis nature, physique, appearance + gn\u014dm\u014dn interpreter \u2014 more at gnomon":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233158"
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"noun"
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": government according to supposed natural order":[],
": a physiocratic doctrine or system":[]
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"-si",
"\u02ccfiz\u0113\u02c8\u00e4kr\u0259s\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French physiocratie , from physi- + -cratie -cracy":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000734"
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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"\"",
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"New Latin Physostomi":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003852"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8f\u012b-t\u0259-\u02cclith"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His team sampled the ancient soil of Olorgesailie Basin for fossilized particles of plant tissue called phytoliths . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2018",
"Compared to wild rice varieties, domesticated rice has distinctive phytolith patterns. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 7 June 2017",
"But in sifting the soil samples, Ph.D. student Lautaro Hilbert noticed the unusual abundance of rice phytoliths . \u2014 Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS , 10 Oct. 2017",
"While acidic soils decompose and destroy the organic matter from rice, including its grains and stems, rice plants produces microscopic bits of silica called phytoliths that form in distinctive patterns in rice leaves. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 7 June 2017",
"While acidic soils decompose and destroy the organic matter from rice, including its grains and stems, rice plants produces microscopic bits of silica called phytoliths that form in distinctive patterns in rice leaves. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 7 June 2017",
"Phytoliths in modern rice have more than nine fish-scale decorations. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 29 May 2017",
"Less than a tenth of an ounce of soil might yield thousands of phytoliths, says Dolores Piperno, a phytolith expert at the Smithsonian who was not involved in the study. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 29 May 2017",
"The team turned their attention to surface patterns on the phytolith which are shaped like fish scales. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 29 May 2017"
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"phyto- + -lith , probably after New Latin Phytolitharia or German Phytolitharien, a loosely defined taxonomic division covering siliceous vegetable remains":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012412"
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"adjective"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013028"
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"noun"
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": a member of a school of political economists founded in 18th century France and characterized chiefly by a belief that government policy should not interfere with the operation of natural economic laws and that land is the source of all wealth":[]
},
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"\u02c8fi-z\u0113-\u0259-\u02cckrat"
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"French physiocrate , from physi- physi- + -crate -crat":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013930"
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"adjective"
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"-j\u0113k"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013948"
},
"phytologically":{
"type":[
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"-j\u0113k-"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015417"
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],
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": a representation or conceptualization of nonphysical things (as deity or spiritual realities) in terms of physical categories":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"physico- + -morphism":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020141"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021208"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": a chemical compound (such as beta-carotene) occurring naturally in plants":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Again, more research is needed, but barley has a phytochemical called phytosterols. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Blind tasting puts Louisville to the test Other sources of antioxidants include vitamins A, C, and E, the mineral selenium, and the phytochemical lycopene found in tomatoes. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Particularly high in Vitamin C, kohlrabi\u2019s rich phytochemical content makes it a disease fighting powerhouse. \u2014 Katie Cavuto, Ms, Rd, Philly.com , 28 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Glucosinolate, the sulfur-containing phytochemical that causes the bitter taste, helps fight cancer. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Eat a lot of veggies and use all kinds and colors to get the broadest range of nutrients, phytochemicals and fiber. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Apr. 2020",
"This is a weekly routine to minimize waste and maximize nutrition from the ingredients \u2014 vegetable peels and skin have phytochemicals that boost immunity. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Certain antioxidant phytochemicals \u2014 natural compounds in plant foods that have demonstrated health benefits for humans \u2014 found in grains, fruits, and vegetables may also become more bioavailable during fermentation. \u2014 Carrie Dennett, Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Naturally-occurring phytochemicals in apples have been implicated as possible disease fighters, according to some research. \u2014 Barbara Quinn, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Plants also contain a variety of phytochemicals \u2014bioactive compounds including flavonoids, carotenoids, and polyphenols that, some studies suggest, may be linked to lower risk of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 28 Aug. 2019",
"The phytochemicals \u2014 many of which are antioxidants \u2014 that are abundant in whole grains fight inflammation. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2019",
"What's more, oats are rich in phytochemicals , which are powerful antioxidant compounds that have been linked with cancer-fighting properties. 2. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 15 Oct. 2018"
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"phyto- + chemical entry 1 , probably after New Latin phytochemicus or German phytochemisch":"Adjective",
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1858, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1966, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022607"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) in general resembling members of Polypodium but having fronds with many areolae, irregularly anastomosing veins, and free veinlets":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024014"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tasteless crystalline alkaloid that is an anticholinesterase obtained from the Calabar bean and is used in medicine parenterally in the form of its salicylate C 15 H 21 N 3 O 2 \u00b7C 7 H 6 O 3 especially to reverse the toxic effects of an anticholinergic agent (such as atropine) and topically in the form of its sulfate (C 15 H 21 N 3 O 2 ) 2 \u00b7H 2 SO 3 as a miotic in the treatment of glaucoma":[]
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"Red carrots contain lycopene, the same phytonutrient found in tomatoes that may protect against cancer by preventing cell damage in the body. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Beyond the beta-carotene, purple carrots provide anthocyanin, a phytonutrient that may help dilate arteries, counter the buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 25 Sep. 2021",
"One disease-fighting phytonutrient in watermelon is lycopene. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Raspberries house ellagic acid, a phytonutrient that may help prevent certain types of cancer. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2021",
"One disease-fighting phytonutrient in tomato products is lycopene. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2021",
"Blueberries and strawberries contain anthocyanin (an-tho-SY-a-nin), a phytonutrient that may help dilate arteries, counter the buildup of plaque and reduce inflammation. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2021",
"One disease-fighting phytonutrient in tomato products is lycopene. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094716"
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"Researchers next did tests for active infections and past exposures, probed the genetics of vaginal microbes, and looked at the physicochemical properties of vaginal fluids. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 27 Sep. 2019",
"All the genes together form the master DNA program, which is copied and run simultaneously in trillions of cells to achieve this miracle of physicochemical engineering. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What ensued was a crash course on phycology \u2014 marine algae science \u2014 and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In terms of this physiography there\u2019s no way the Lomonosov Ridge would be considered an extension of the Siberian shelf. \u2014 Brian Romans, WIRED , 19 Sep. 2010"
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": a large family of leaf-nosed bats that range from the southern U.S. to Paraguay and are distinguished from the Old World horseshoe bats by the well-developed tragus \u2014 see spearnose bat":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190911"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201440"
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"phyll ite + myl onite":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek phyllitis hart's-tongue, from phyllon leaf":""
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": of or relating to the Phytomonadina":[],
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"\"",
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccnad"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the measurement of the physiological responses of a plant or group of plants to various environmental factors":[]
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"-ri",
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
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"phyt- + -metry":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222735"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": leaf-nosed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259\u0307n",
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4st\u0259\u02ccm\u012bn"
],
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"New Latin Phyllostomus + English -ine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223356"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bioclimatology of plants":[]
},
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"International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + climatology":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223403"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": brown spot":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224553"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccst\u014dm"
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"New Latin Phyllostomus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224742"
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"type":[
"combining form",
"noun combining form"
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"definitions":{
": leaf":[
"sporo phyll"
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"New Latin, from Greek, from phyllon \u2014 more at blade":"Combining form",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225216"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": metamorphosis of a specialized plant organ (as a flower petal) into a foliage leaf (as by the action of a virus)":[]
},
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"\u02c8fil\u0259d\u0113",
"-di"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary phyll- + -ody":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225638"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Asiatic leaf insects":[]
},
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"\u02c8fil\u0113\u0259m"
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"New Latin, from phyll- + -ium":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230852"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": succession and variation of leaves during different seasons":[],
": phyllody":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -morphosis":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232034"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": leaflike":[]
},
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"\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u0113n",
"-l\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"phyll- + -ine":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232531"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Chinese and Japanese bamboo grasses having slender cylindrical culms used especially for walking sticks and bamboo furniture":[]
},
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4st\u0259k\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + Greek stachys spike of grain":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233037"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a very large form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) that are characterized by hyaline ovate to elongate nonseptate pycniospores produced typically in leaf spots within dark globose leathery or carbonaceous pycnidia and that include forms causing leaf blights of economically important plants \u2014 see blotch sense 2a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8stikt\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -sticta (from Greek stiktos tattooed, spotted, from stizein to tattoo)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233719"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bat of the family Phyllostomatidae":[]
},
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"-\u02ccmid",
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4st\u0259m\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"New Latin Phyllostomidae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234633"
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"Phytomastigina":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
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": a subclass of Mastigophora comprising the plantlike flagellates that are often regarded as unicellular algae, have chromatophores which contain chlorophyll, usually secrete a covering of cellulose, and have a pigmented eyespot \u2014 compare zoomastigina":[]
},
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"-\u02ccmast\u0259\u02c8j\u012bn\u0259"
],
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"New Latin, from phyt- + mastig- + -ina":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234735"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": of or relating to phytometry":[]
},
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"\u00a6f\u012bt\u0259\u00a6me\u2027trik"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234801"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a complex magnesium derivative of a porphyrin or a phorbin":[
"the phyllin formed from etioporphyrin"
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},
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"\u02c8fil\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + -in":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234844"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one of the individual structural units that in serial arrangement make up the body of a plant":[
"a bud-bearing node is a typical phytomer"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012bt\u0259m\u0259(r)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin phytomeron , from phyt- + -meron (from Greek meros part)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235456"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the shape of a leaf":[]
},
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"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + -iform":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235508"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Physidae) of freshwater air-breathing snails, having a sinistral, ovate, usually rather short-spired shell and slender nonretractile tentacles with the eyes at their bases":[],
": any snail of the genus Physa":[],
": the lower often retractile part of the body of some anthozoans":[]
},
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"\u02c8f\u012bs\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek physa bellows":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235713"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the whole body of plants occupying a particular habitat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012bt(\u02cc)\u014ds\u0113\u02c8n\u014ds\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyt- + coen- + -osis":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235851"
},
"phytometer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant or group of plants grown usually under controlled conditions and used as a measure of the physiological responses to various environmental factors":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259t\u0259-",
"f\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + -meter":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001224"
},
"Phyllodromiidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of cockroaches that includes the croton bug":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u014ddr\u0259\u02c8m\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Phyllodromia , type genus (from phyll- + drom- + -ia ) + -idae":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001850"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmopolitan family of elongated active polychaete worms with broad leaflike cirri, several prostonial tentacles, and one or two pairs of eyes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4s\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Phyllodoce , type genus + -idae":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002029"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of low-growing chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Solanaceae) that have an angled campanulate corolla and an inflated and sometimes brightly colored calyx enclosing a fruit which is a greenish or yellow 2-celled globular berry and that include several plants which are cultivated for their edible fruit or their showy calyxes \u2014 see cape gooseberry , chinese lantern plant , ground-cherry , strawberry tomato":[],
": any plant of the genus Physalis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fis-",
"f\u012b\u02c8sal\u0259\u0307s",
"\u02c8f\u012bs\u0259l\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, modification of Late Greek physallis Chinese lantern plant, from Greek, bladder, bubble":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003629"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a detail in art resembling a leaf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccm\u022frf"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + -morph":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004905"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to or concerned with the development of leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fil\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + -genetic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005954"
},
"phyllo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b-",
"\u02c8f\u0113-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a lighter, better-for-you alternative to puff pastry or other pie doughs, this recipe, also from Ellie Krieger, features phyllo dough, which results in a shatteringly crisp, flaky exterior. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Then, bake the phyllo on its own for 10 minutes at 350\u00b0. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Flaky phyllo dough, sweet orange blossom syrup, and a nutty pistachio filling combine to make an unforgettable dessert. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
"Spanakopita is one of the most well-known, featuring a spinach and feta filling inside flaky phyllo dough, but there's also its cousin hortopita, made with wild greens; tiropita, a savory cheese pie; and maridopita, a fish pie. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Check the freezer aisle next to the puff pastry cups and phyllo dough. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
"Layers of flaky phyllo also form the crust for Albanian burek or byrek, savory pies that can be filled with everything from ground meat to spinach and cheese. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Using my pan for a pull apart bread or this skillet phyllo pie? \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The second basket \u2014 meaty, minty kibbe and ground chicken bound in spiky shredded phyllo \u2014 leaves me wishing for more than a morsel per person. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Modern Greek, sheet of pastry dough, literally, leaf, from Greek phyllon":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010222"
},
"phyllostomatid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Phyllostomatidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8st\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phyllostomatidae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010229"
},
"phyllidium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of two or four complex muscular usually leaf-shaped or cuplike outgrowths from the lateral wall of the scolex of some tapeworms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lid\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -idium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103802"
},
"phytoconcretion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": phytobezoar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + concretion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010343"
},
"phyllobranchia":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crustacean gill composed of lamellae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -branchia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010410"
},
"phytoestrogen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a chemical compound (such as genistein) that occurs naturally in plants and has estrogenic properties":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8es-tr\u0259-j\u0259n",
"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u014d-\u02c8e-str\u0259-j\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Soy and other foods like wheat, lentils and apples contain a naturally occurring hormone called isoflavone, a type of plant estrogen (or phytoestrogen ). \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Consumers need to be more worried about supplements that are high in phytoestrogen . \u2014 Tyler Jett, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2020",
"According to 2008 research by University of Reading food and nutritional sciences professor Gunter Kuhnle, about three-fourths of the phytoestrogen in almonds belongs to a class known as lignans. \u2014 Tyler Jett, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Lower Blood Pressure Pumpkin seed oil is full of phytoestrogens , which research shows are beneficial for preventing hypertension. \u2014 Dailyburn, Health.com , 8 Oct. 2014",
"Radiation exposure and substances that act like estrogen, such as synthetic estrogens and phytoestrogens , are two things that can damage breast cancer cells and cause breast cancer. \u2014 Ladan Nikravan Hayes, Cincinnati.com , 26 June 2019",
"High in phytoestrogens , a tea of the plant\u2019s leaves and flowers is used to control hot flashes, breast tenderness, and other symptoms of menopause. \u2014 Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping , 28 July 2016",
"However, because there's some evidence that phytoestrogens can have the opposite effect on breast cancer, go easy on it. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 3 Apr. 2017",
"The idea that plant hormones\u2014such as genistein, the primary phytoestrogen in soy\u2014can interfere with mammalian development is not new. \u2014 Deborah Blum, Slate Magazine , 3 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Phyto\u00f6strogen, from phyto- phyto- + \u00d6strogen estrogen":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011012"
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"Phyllodoce":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a small genus of arctic and alpine shrubs (family Ericaceae) with linear evergreen leaves and nodding umbellate flowers having an ovoid pink, blue, or purple corolla \u2014 see mountain heath":[],
": a genus of polychaete worms that is the type of the family Phyllodocidae":[]
},
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4d\u0259\u02ccs\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin Phyllodoce , one of the Nereids":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100849"
},
"Phyllidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of insects (order Orthoptera) that includes the leaf insects":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Phyllium , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011136"
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"physalopteroid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling worms of the genus Physaloptera":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Physaloptera + English -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011318"
},
"phylloid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling a leaf : foliaceous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u022fid"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phylloid from New Latin phyllo\u00efdes , from phyll- + Latin -o\u00efdes -oid; phylloidal from phylloid + -al":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011656"
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"phyllary":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the involucral bracts subtending the flower head of a composite plant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-r\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin phyllarium , from Greek phyllarion , diminutive of phyllon leaf":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012314"
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"Phyllanthus":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a very large genus of tropical plants (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small monoecious flowers succeeded by polycarpellary capsules":[]
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)th\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from phyll- + -anthus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012316"
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"noun"
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": phyllode sense 1":[]
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u014dd\u0113\u0259m"
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"examples":[],
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"New Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012621"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of fungi (family Mycosphaerellaceae) with hyaline ovoid to oblong nonseptate ascospores including some species that were formerly placed in the form genus Sphaeropsis \u2014 see black rot":[]
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"examples":[],
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"New Latin, from physalo- (irregular from Greek physalles bladder, bubble) + -spora":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012904"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a flat expanded petiole that replaces the blade of a foliage leaf, fulfills the same functions, and is analogous to a cladophyll":[]
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"\u02c8fil-\u02cc\u014dd",
"\u02c8fi-\u02ccl\u014dd"
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"New Latin phyllodium , from Greek phyll\u014dd\u0113s like a leaf, from phyllon leaf":""
},
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013005"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": relating to or having phyllodes":[]
},
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"\u00a6fil\u0259\u00a6din\u0113\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyllodineous probably from (assumed) New Latin phyllodineus , irregular from New Latin phyllodium phyllode + Latin -eus -eous; phyllodinous alteration of phyllodineous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013803"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant part that is a leaf or is phylogenetically derived from a leaf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-\u02ccl\u014dm"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014020"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": divination by means of leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccman(t)s\u0113",
"-si"
],
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"Middle Greek phyllomanteia , from Greek phyll- + manteia divination":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014202"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of parasitic fungi (order Blastocladiales) that have an intracellular thallus of fine fibrils and usually extracellular sporangia \u2014 see brown spot":[]
},
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"\u02ccf\u012bs\u0259\u02c8d\u0259rm\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phys- + -derma":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014505"
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"phyllocyst":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the cavity of a hydrophyllium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccsist"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + -cyst":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015245"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an abnormal or excessive production of leaves":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + Late Latin mania":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015533"
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"physode":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various vesicular intracellular inclusions of brown algae that are of uncertain constitution and function":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b\u02ccs\u014dd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Greek phys\u014dd\u0113s full of wind, from physa bellows":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015901"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of fishes comprising the physoclists \u2014 compare physostomi":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phys- + -clisti (from Greek kleistos closed)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020755"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a hormone or hormonoid substance distinct from auxin that is held to play a role in the development of mesophyll parts of a leaf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fil\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"phyll- + caline":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021050"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to phylogeny":[],
": based on natural evolutionary relationships":[],
": acquired in the course of phylogenetic development : racial":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012b-l\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8ne-tik",
"\u02ccf\u012b-l\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8net-ik"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dr Barrios and her collaborators used these data to construct a phylogenetic tree, or a family genetics tree. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The team\u2019s phylogenetic analysis, which indicates evolutionary relationships, placed the species within the vampyropod side of the evolutionary tree, Whalen said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, despite being related to SARS-CoV-2, RaTG13 has been found to occupy a separate phylogenetic branch. \u2014 Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But non-primate species clustered on other branches of the phylogenetic tree did well too. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Genome sequencing allowed researchers to separate and organize individual rockfish species into a phylogenetic tree. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Plots showing the diversity of both the phylogenetic tree and tooth shapes show two distinct drops, around 34 million and 31 million years ago, reflecting these back-to-back disasters. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
"This statistical method, known as phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs), uses information from the historical relationships of lineages, or phylogenies, to test evolutionary hypotheses. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"But the researchers\u2019 multiple lines of morphological and phylogenetic evidence offer strong support for their claims, according to Dr. Mah. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin phylogenesis phylogeny, from phyl- + genesis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021107"
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"Phyllocoptruta":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of eriophyid mites that includes the citrus rust mite":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -coptruta (probably from Greek koptein to cut off)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021218"
},
"phyllade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u0101d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from phyll-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021543"
},
"Phyllactinia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of powdery mildews having perithecia with several asci and rigid pointed appendages swollen at the base and occurring on the leaves of various trees and shrubs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfi \u02cclak\u02c8tin\u0113\u0259"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + actin ray + -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022117"
},
"Phyllacora":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of fungi (order Dothideales) that have the perithecia embedded in flattened black stromata and that include economically important parasites of grasses \u2014 see tar spot sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lak\u0259r\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -acora (from Greek ach\u014dr dandruff, scurf)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022636"
},
"Phyllocoptes":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of eriophyid mites containing several that attack various economically important plants":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4p\u02cct\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -coptes (from Greek koptein to cut off)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023350"
},
"phyllocladous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having phylloclades":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4kl\u0259d\u0259s"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"phylloclade + -ous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024517"
},
"physoclist":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a teleost fish lacking a duct between the air bladder and the alimentary canal":[],
": of or relating to a physoclist or to the Physoclisti":[],
": lacking a duct between the air bladder and alimentary canal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8f\u012bs\u0259\u02ccklist"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Physoclisti":"Noun",
"physoclist from New Latin Physoclisti; physoclistous, physoclistic from New Latin Physoclisti + English -ous or -ic":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024547"
},
"phyllocarid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Phyllocarida":[],
": a crustacean of the group Phyllocarida":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u00a6fil\u014d\u00a6kar\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phyllocarida":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025826"
},
"phyllocladium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": phylloclade":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + clad- + -ium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030146"
},
"Physocarpus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of chiefly North American shrubs (family Rosaceae) with palmately lobed leaves and corymbose white flowers \u2014 see ninebark":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phys- + -carpus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030219"
},
"physocarpous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having bladdery fruit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u012bs\u0259\u00a6k\u00e4rp\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"phys- + -carpous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030658"
},
"Phyllocarida":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of Malacostraca comprising forms with the head and thorax enclosed in a chitinous or calcareous bivalve carapace and including Nebaliidae and related extinct families":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyll- + -carida (from Greek karid-, karis shrimp, prawn); perhaps akin to Greek kara head":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031344"
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"phyllocladioid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": being or resembling a phylloclade":[
"a phyllocladioid stem"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin phyllocladi um + English -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031350"
},
"phylloclade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a flattened stem or branch (such as a joint of a cactus) that functions as a leaf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02cckl\u0101d"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin phyllocladium , from phyll- + Greek klados branch \u2014 more at holt":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032258"
},
"Phylloceras":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Phylloceratidae) comprising smooth involute compressed ammonites with complex sutures that occur first in the Triassic and are believed to have been ancestral to most Jurassic and Cretaceous ammonites":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4s\u0259r\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phyllocerat-, Phylloceras , from phyll- + -cerat-, -ceras -ceras":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034130"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ammonite of the genus Phylloceras or family Phylloceratidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259t\u0259\u0307d",
"\u02ccfil\u014d\u02c8ser\u0259t\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Phylloceratidae , family of ammonites, from Phyllocerat-, Phylloceras , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034443"
}
}