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phal·lus
(făl′əs)n. pl. phal·li (făl′ī′) or phal·lus·es
1. Anatomy
a. The penis.
b. The sexually undifferentiated tissue in an embryo that becomes the penis or clitoris.
2. A representation of the erect penis as an embodiment of generative power.
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phallus
(ˈfæləs)n, pl -luses or -li (-laɪ)
1. (Anatomy) another word for penis
2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) an image of the penis, esp as a religious symbol of reproductive power
[C17: via Late Latin from Greek phallos]
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phal•lus
(ˈfæl əs)n., pl. phal•li (ˈfæl aɪ)
phal•lus•es.
1. a representation of the penis, employed in the art and religious practices of various cultures, usu. as a symbol of male generative powers.
2. penis.
3. the undifferentiated embryonic organ out of which either the penis or the clitoris develops.
[1605–15; < Latin < Greek phallós penis]
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Noun | 1. | Phallus - genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem fungus genus - includes lichen genera family Phallaceae, Phallaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns common stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus - a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism Phallus ravenelii - this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh |
2. | phallus - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) glans penis - the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis vena bulbi penis - vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue micropenis, microphallus - an abnormally small penis |
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phallus
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adjective priapic
adjective priapic
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falus
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phallus
n pl <-es or phalli> → Phallus m
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