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Phallus

Phal′lus

(făl′lŭs)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Phalli
.
[L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr.
φαλλός
.]
1.
The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.
2.
(Anat.)
The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.
3.
(Bot.)
A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.

Definition 2024


Phallus

Phallus

See also: phallus

Translingual

Phallus impudicus

Proper noun

Phallus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phallaceae stinkhorn mushrooms.

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German

Noun

Phallus m (genitive Phallus, plural Phalli or Phallen or Phallusse)

  1. phallus

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See also: Phallus

English

Noun

phallus (plural phalli or phalluses)

  1. A ****, especially when erect.
  2. A representation of an erect **** symbolising fertility or potency.

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