pearl white
Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; used chiefly as a cosmetic.
A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Prussian blue.
A material made from fish scales, used in making artificial pearls.
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elodina.

pearl-bordered fritillary
A medium size, orange and brown butterfly with pearl markings on the underwing (Boloria euphrosyne), of the family Nymphalidae.

peba
An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.

pebas
plural of peba

pentina
A fixed verse form consisting of five stanzas of five lines each, normally followed by a two-line envoi.

pentinas
plural of pentina

peppered moth
A light-coloured species of night-flying moth, Biston betularia.

peria
Alternative form of periah.

perichaetia
plural of perichaetium

peridia
plural of peridium

peridrome
The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple

peridromes
plural of peridrome

peridromos
Alternative form of peridrome.

perigalactica
plural of perigalacticum

perigonia
plural of perigonium

perizoma
A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

perula
One of the scales of a leaf bud.
A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchids.

perulae
plural of perula

perule
Alternative form of perula.

perules
plural of perule

phalangitis
inflammation of the phalanges of the digits

phalera
In Ancient Greece, a metal medallion worn by men or used to ornament the harness of a horse.

phalerae
plural of phalera

phanes
plural of phane

phases
plural of phase

phasis
A phase (of the moon, a planet etc.).
Any phase or aspect of something.
The first appearance of the new moon.

phenix
Uncommon spelling of phoenix.

phenixes
plural of phenix

pheonix
Misspelling of phoenix.

pheos
plural of pheo

phiala
A bowl-shaped drinking-vessel used in Ancient Rome.

philenor
Synonym of pipevine swallowtail.

philenors
plural of philenor

phoenices
plural of phoenix

phoenix
A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
A marvelous person or thing.
Alternative letter-case form of Phoenix (“A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.”).

phoenixes
plural of phoenix

phylae
plural of phyle

phyle
A local division of the people; a clan or tribe.
A subdivision of the priestly caste in ancient Egypt, headed by a phylarch.

phyles
plural of phyle

phyllodes
plural of phyllode

piana
Pronunciation spelling of piano.

picaduras
plural of picadura.

pickleworm
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.

pickleworms
plural of pickleworm

pied piper
That which draws many in its wake.

piercers
plural of piercer

pima
A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)

pine processionary
Thaumetopoea pityocampa, a moth whose caterpillars proceed through the woods in nose-to-tail columns, protected by their urticating hairs.

pink bollworm
Any of species Pectinophora gossypiella of moths.

pink underwing
A moth of species Catocala concumbens, family Erebidae.

pioneer
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.
Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”).

pioneers
plural of pioneer

pioner
Obsolete form of pioneer (“military sapper or digger”).

pioners
plural of pioner

pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.

pirate
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
A kind of marble in children's games.

pirates
plural of pirate

pissicle
Frozen urine.

pissicles
plural of pissicle

pitara
Alternative form of pitarah.

pitaras
plural of pitara

plain clothes
Civilian clothes worn by someone in an occupation or organization for which a uniform might be expected, as the police or clergy.

plain pug
Eupithecia simpliciata, a grey Eurasian moth.

plume moth
Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae, most of which have wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes, some species of which are injurious to the grapevine.

plume moths
plural of plume moth

plush
Very extravagant.
Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious.
Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).

plushes
plural of plush

plushie
Synonym of plush toy.
A plush slipper.

plushies
plural of plushie

podagra
Gout in the big toe.

podagras
plural of podagra

podagries
plural of podagry

podagry
Rare form of podagra.

polites
third-person singular simple present indicative of polite

polka dot
Any of a number of uniform round dots, repeated to make a regular geometric pattern on a fabric.

polka-dot wasp moth
A species of erebid moth, Syntomeida epilais. It has white polka-dots on its wings, mimicking a dangerous wasp, while in fact being a harmless moth.

polkadot
Alternative form of polka dot.

pollex
The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.

pollexes
plural of pollex

pollices
plural of pollex

polygonia
A butterfly of the genus Polygonia.

polygonias
plural of polygonia

polyphemus moth
A tan-coloured North American moth of species Antheraea polyphemus (family Saturniidae), with large, purplish eyespots on the hind wings.

polysemia
polysemy

pons
A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

pontes
plural of pons

poopsicle
Frozen excrement.

poopsicles
plural of poopsicle

popinjay
A parrot.
A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.
The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

popinjays
plural of popinjay

poplar hawkmoth
A moth, of species Laothoe populi.

poppingjay
Obsolete form of popinjay.

poppingjays
plural of poppingjay

poppinjay
Alternative spelling of popinjay.

poppinjays
plural of poppinjay

postman
Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.

postmen
plural of postman

praxes
plural of praxis