English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 434 of 931

planometrynoun

The measurement or construction of a plane surface.

planoparalleladj

Alternative form of plane-parallel.

planophileadj

Having the leaves more or less horizontal.

planorbiconenoun

An organism or fossil with a planorbiconic shell, or the shell itself.

planorbiconicadj

Having a relatively flat spiral shell (intermediate between serpenticonic and spheroconic) in which the whorls touch (evolute to involute) and get larger as they get further from the center, causing the shell to have the profile of a mushroom when viewed from the side, without being so wide or involute that it is cadiconic.

planorbisnoun

Any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.

planosolnoun

A soil with a light-coloured, coarse-textured surface horizon that shows signs of periodic water stagnation and abruptly overlies a dense, slowly permeable subsoil with significantly more clay than the surface horizon.

planosolicadj

Resembling or relating to a planosol.

planospirallyadv

In a planospiral manner.

planosporicinnoun

A peptide lantibiotic produced by the actinomycete Planomonospora alba.

planozygotenoun

A mobile zygote.

planozygoticadj

Relating to planozygotes.

plansverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of plan

plansifternoun

A tiered set of sieves used in milling.

plantnoun

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

plant a seedverb

To do something that will produce results or change in the future.

plant bugnoun

Any insect in the family Miridae

plant butternoun

vegan margarine

Plant Cityname

A city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

plant foodnoun

Commercially available nutrients intended to enhance the growth of plants, especially in gardens.

plant footnoun

The foot which supports one's body while the other moves to perform an action.

plant milknoun

Any milk-like drink that is derived from a plant source.

plant of Circenoun

The plant mandrake.

plant pointnoun

A point awarded for each different kind of plant-based ingredient in a meal or diet, as a measure of balanced healthy eating.

plant-animalnoun

An organism having characteristics of both plants and animals; a zoophyte, later chiefly an animal with structural resemblances to a plant.

plant-basedadj

Based on plants; especially, of a diet, consisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants; vegan.

plant-eatingadj

That eats plants; herbivorous.

plant-sitverb

To take care of someone's plants while they are away.

plantanoun

The sole of the foot.

plantableadj

Suitable to be planted.

plantacyaninnoun

phytocyanin

plantagenoun

Plants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.

Plantagenetnoun

A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.

plantaginaceousadj

Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of plantains and close relatives.

plantagoninenoun

A base closely related to indicaine, found in Plantago species.

plantainnoun

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

plantain waternoun

A drink made from the plantain plant.

plantain-eaternoun

Any bird in the African genus Crinifer.

plantaladj

Belonging to plants.

plantaradj

Relating to the sole of the foot.

plantar fasciitisnoun

A painful inflammation of the plantar fascia.

plantarflexverb

To flex the foot or toes toward the sole.

plantarflexionnoun

The act of plantarflexing.

plantarflexornoun

Any muscle involved in plantarflexion.

plantarflexorsnoun

plural of plantarflexor

plantaricinnoun

Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum.

plantarisnoun

A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel.

plantarlyadv

Towards the sole of the foot

plantarolateraladj

plantar and lateral

plantationnoun

A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.

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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 434. 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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