| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| HETEROPHYLLY | • heterophylly n. (Botany) Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. • heterophylly n. (Botany) Significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant. • HETEROPHYLLY n. the state of being heterophyllous. |
| HETEROTHALLY | • heterothally n. Heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLY n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLISM. |
| HOMOTHALLIES | • HOMOTHALLY n. the state of having only one type of mycelium, also HOMOTHALLISM. |
| METHYLPHENOL | • METHYLPHENOL n. a type of aromatic organic compound, aka cresol. |
| PHENYLMETHYL | • phenylmethyl n. (Organic chemistry) Benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C6H5CH2. • PHENYLMETHYL n. an ester of benzene, aka benzyl. |
| PHILADELPHUS | • philadelphus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs. • Philadelphus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the mock oranges. • PHILADELPHUS n. a flowering shrub, aka mock orange. |
| PHILHELLENES | • philhellenes n. Plural of philhellene. • PHILHELLENE n. one who loves Greece, also PHILHELLENIST. |
| PHILHELLENIC | • philhellenic adj. Loving Greece or Greek culture. • philhellenic adj. (Now historical) Specifically, supportive of Greek national independence. • PHILHELLENIC adj. loving Greece. |
| PHYLLOSPHERE | • phyllosphere n. (Biology) The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. • PHYLLOSPHERE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
| SHELLFISHERY | • shellfishery n. A place where shellfish are caught or processed. • shellfishery n. (Uncountable) The catching of shellfish. • SHELLFISHERY n. a commercially exploited population of shellfish. |
| SHELLSHOCKED | • shellshocked adj. Alternative form of shell-shocked. • shell-shocked adj. (Dated) Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire… • shell-shocked adj. (Figuratively) Confused as a result of a traumatic experience. |
| THALLOPHYTES | • thallophytes n. Plural of thallophyte. • THALLOPHYTE n. any organism belonging to the Thallophyta, that includes algae, fungi, and bacteria. |
| THEOPHYLLINE | • theophylline n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves… • THEOPHYLLINE n. an isomer of theobromine found in tea, used in medicine. |
| THROTTLEHOLD | • throttlehold n. A stranglehold. • THROTTLEHOLD n. a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control. |
| WHILLYWHAWED | • WHILLYWHAW v. (Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole, also WHILLYWHA. |