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- English Word Pelargonium Definition A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.
- English Word Pelasgian Definition Alt. of Pelasgic
- English Word Pelasgic Definition Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, an ancient people of Greece, of roving habits.
- English Word Pelasgic Definition Wandering.
- English Word Pelecan Definition See Pelican.
- English Word Pelecaniformes Definition Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.
- English Word Pelecoid Definition A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants.
- English Word Pelecypoda Definition Same as Lamellibranchia.
- English Word Pelegrine Definition See Peregrine.
- English Word Pelerine Definition A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind.
- English Word Pelf Definition Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.
- English Word Pelfish Definition Of or pertaining to pelf.
- English Word Pelfray Definition Alt. of Pelfry
- English Word Pelfry Definition Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash.
- English Word Pelican Definition Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
- English Word Pelican Definition A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
- English Word Pelick Definition The American coot (Fulica).
- English Word Pelicoid Definition See Pelecoid.
- English Word Pelicosauria Definition A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles from the Permian formation.
- English Word Peliom Definition A variety of iolite, of a smoky blue color; pelioma.