English Words: P
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An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
A draft code of formal nomenclature intended to allow naming phylogenetic groups, of all living things, rather than taxonomic groups (taxa). Officially, such names are intended to supplement scientific names rather than replace them.
the study of genetic variation in pathogens, and the affect of such variation on their transmission etc.
A branching diagram illustrating the potential evolutionary relationships among biological organisms or other entities in which the tree-maker hypothesizes share a common ancestor.
The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.
The condition of being phylogenic; a specific collection of phylogenic characteristics
The science that studies the relationship of the function of genes to their evolution.
The study of the processes controlling the geographic distributions of lineages by constructing the genealogies of populations and genes
A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to the amount of character change.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 352. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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