| 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). |
| APHYLLIES | • APHYLLY n. absence of leaves. |
| APHYLLOUS | • aphyllous adj. (Botany) Having no leaves; leafless. • APHYLLOUS adj. without leaves. |
| CATAPHYLL | • cataphyll n. (Botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic… • CATAPHYLL n. a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| EPOCHALLY | • epochally adv. In an epochal manner. • EPOCHAL adv. belonging to an epoch; of the nature of an epoch. |
| HALOPHILY | • halophily n. (Biology) The ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity. • HALOPHILY n. being adapted to salt conditions. |
| HAPLESSLY | • haplessly adv. In a hapless manner. • HAPLESS adv. luckless. |
| HAPLOLOGY | • haplology n. (Phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • haplology n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • HAPLOLOGY n. the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for mineralology or prob-ly for probably). |
| HYPALLAGE | • hypallage n. (Rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears… • HYPALLAGE n. a rhetorical figure in which relations between words are changed. |
| MEGAPHYLL | • megaphyll n. (Botany) A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. • MEGAPHYLL n. a relatively large type of leaf produced by e.g. ferns. |
| PHILATELY | • philately n. Stamp collecting. • philately n. The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc. • PHILATELY n. the study of postage stamps. |
| PHRASALLY | • phrasally adv. In a phrasal context or manner. • PHRASAL adv. pertaining to a group of two or more associated words. |
| PHYLLODIA | • phyllodia n. Plural of phyllodium. • PHYLLODIUM n. a petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. |
| SPLASHILY | • splashily adv. In a splashy manner. • SPLASHY adv. given to splashing. |
| TALLYSHOP | • tallyshop n. Alternative form of tally shop. • tally␣shop n. A shop from which the tally trade is conducted. • TALLYSHOP n. a shop where goods are sold on credit to be paid for by instalments. |