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phallus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun phallus has 2 senses
- phallus(n = noun.plant) genus phallus - genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem; Array is a kind of fungus genus
- phallus(n = noun.body) member, penis - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism); Array has parts: glans penis, vena bulbi penis, urethra, foreskin, prepuce
is a member of family phallaceae, phallaceae
is a part of male reproductive system, family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals
is a kind of erectile organ
has particulars: cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool, micropenis, microphallus
Derived forms adjective phallic2, adjective phallic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
phallus, n. [L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr. .].
- The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways. [1913 Webster]
- The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phallus, n. (pl. phalli or phalluses)
1 the (esp. erect) penis.
2 an image of this as a symbol of generative power in nature.
1 the (esp. erect) penis.
2 an image of this as a symbol of generative power in nature.
Derivative
phallicism n. phallism n.
Etymology
LL f. Gk phallos
THESAURUS
phallus
bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, clitoris, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, ovary, penis, private parts, privates, privy parts, pubic hair, pudenda, reproductive organs, rocks, scrotum, secondary sex characteristic, sex organs, spermary, testes, testicles, uterus, vagina, vulva, womb, yoni
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