| ALLOCARPY | • ALLOCARPY n. fruiting after cross-fertilization. |
| ALLOPATHY | • allopathy n. (Uncountable, originally) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce… • allopathy n. (Countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment. • ALLOPATHY n. the treatment of disease by inducing an opposite condition (i.e. in the usual way). |
| ALLOPATRY | • allopatry n. (Biology) The condition of being allopatric. • ALLOPATRY n. the state of occurring in different geographical areas or in isolation. |
| AMBLYOPIA | • amblyopia n. Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise… • amblyopia n. A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes. • AMBLYOPIA n. impaired sight without any apparent damage to the eye. |
| HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| PALPATORY | • palpatory adj. (Medicine) Relating to palpation. • PALPATORY adj. relating to palpation. |
| PLACATORY | • placatory adj. That placates; pacifying. • PLACATORY adj. tending to placate, also PLACATIVE. |
| PLAYACTOR | • playactor n. Alternative form of play-actor. • play-actor n. An actor who performs on stage, especially one who is part of an acting troupe. • PLAYACTOR n. one who playacts. |
| POLLYANNA | • pollyanna n. Alternative form of Pollyanna. • Pollyanna prop.n. A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world. • Pollyanna n. One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so. |
| POLYANTHA | • polyantha n. (Botany) Any of several hybrids of Rosa multiflora that have clusters of small flowers; a polyantha… • POLYANTHA n. any of large number of dwarf hybrid roses. |
| POLYAXIAL | • polyaxial adj. Having more than one axis. • polyaxial adj. (Botany) Axial about more than one axis. • POLYAXIAL n. a shape having many axes or several axis cylinders. |
| POLYGALAS | • polygalas n. Plural of polygala. • POLYGALA n. any plant of the milkwort genus Polygala. |
| POLYPARIA | • polyparia n. Plural of polyparium. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| PORTRAYAL | • portrayal n. The act of portraying. • portrayal n. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait. • PORTRAYAL n. the act of portraying. |
| PROPYLAEA | • propylaea n. Plural of propylaeum. • propylaea n. Plural of propylaeon. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |