| aminophylline | (n) a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis |
| anthophyllite | (n) a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate |
| caryophyllidae | (n) a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder, Syn. subclass Caryophyllidae |
| phyllidae | (n) leaf insects, Syn. family Phillidae, Phillidae, family Phyllidae |
| phylliform | (adj) having the shape of a leaf |
| phyllitis | (n) a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium), Syn. genus Scolopendrium, genus Phyllitis |
| phyllium | (n) type genus of the Phyllidae, Syn. genus Phyllium |
| pyrophyllite | (n) a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) |
| theophylline | (n) a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator, Syn. Elixophyllin, Theobid, Slo-Bid |
| hart's-tongue | (n) Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds, Syn. hart's-tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, Phyllitis scolopendrium |
| Anthophyllite | n. [ NL. anthophyllum clove. ] A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic a. [1913 Webster] |
| Apophyllite | n. [ Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; leaf; so called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage. ] (Min.) A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Asterophyllite | n. [ Gr. 'asth`r star + fy`llon leaf. ] (Paleon.) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Caryophyllidae | n. a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); it contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; it corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn. -- subclass Caryophyllidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Caryophyllin | n. (Chem.) A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance, extracted from cloves, polymeric with common camphor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Erythrophyllin | { , n. [ Gr. 'eryqro`s red + &unr_; leaf. ] (Physiol. Bot.) The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Erythrophyll |
| Hydrophyllium | ‖n.; pl. L. Hydrophyllia E. Hydrophylliums [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + &unr_; a leaf.] (Zool.) One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora. [1913 Webster] |
| Phyllite | n. [ See Phylo-. ] (Min.) (a) A mineral related to ottrelite. (b) Clay slate; argillaceous schist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Podophyllin | n. [ From Podophyllum. ] (Chem.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pyrophyllite | n. [ Pyro- + Gr. &unr_; leaf. ] (Min.) A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and pearly luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina. [ 1913 Webster ] |
