Phylacteric
(Phyl`ac*ter"ic Phyl`ac*ter"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to phylacteries.
Phylactery
(Phy*lac"ter*y) n.; pl. Phylacteries [OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylactère, L.
phylacterium, Gr. fr. a watcher, guard, to watch, guard. Cf. Philatory.]
1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or
vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-
22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer.
Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
Phylactocarp
(Phy*lac"to*carp) n. [Gr. to guard + fruit.] (Zoöl.) A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially
modified in structure for the protection of the gonothecæ.
Phylactolæma
(||Phy*lac`to*læ"ma) Phylactolæmata
(||Phy*lac`to*læ"ma*ta) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to guard + the
gullet.] (Zoöl.) An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are arranged on a horseshoe-
shaped lophophore, and the mouth is covered by an epistome. Called also Lophopoda, and hippocrepians.
Phylactolæmatous
(Phy*lac`to*læ"ma*tous) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Phylactolæma.
Phylactolema
(||Phy*lac`to*le"ma ||Phy*lac`to*le"ma*ta) n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as Phylactolæma.
Phylarch
(Phy"larch) n. [L. phylarchus, Gr. . See Phyle, and -arch.] (Gr. Antiq.) The chief of a phyle,
or tribe.
Phylarchy
(Phy"larch*y) n. The office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe.
Phyle
(||Phy"le) n.; pl. Phylæ [NL., fr. Gr. a body of men united by ties of blood or habitation.] A local
division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.
Phyllite
(Phyl"lite) n. [See Phylo-.] (Min.) (a) A mineral related to ottrelite. (b) Clay slate; argillaceous
schist.
Phyllo-
(Phyl"lo-) A combining form from Gr. a leaf; as, phyllopod, phyllotaxy.
Phyllobranchia
(||Phyl`lo*bran"chi*a) n.; pl. Phyllobranciæ [NL. See Phyllo-, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) A
crustacean gill composed of lamellæ.
Phyllocladium
(||Phyl`lo*cla"di*um) n.; pl. Phyllocladia [NL., fr. Gr. a leaf + a sprout.] (Bot.) A flattened
stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards
respiration and assimilation.
Phyllocyanin
(Phyl`lo*cy"a*nin) n. [Phyllo- + cyanin.] (Chem.) A blue coloring matter extracted from
chlorophyll. [Written also phyllocyanine.]
Phyllocyst
(Phyl"lo*cyst) n. [Phyllo- + cyst.] (Zoöl.) The cavity of a hydrophyllium.
Phyllode
(Phyl"lode) n. (Bot.) Same as Phyllodium.
Phyllodineous
(Phyl`lo*din"eous) a. (Bot.) Having phyllodia; relating to phyllodia.
Phyllodium
(||Phyl*lo"di*um) n.; pl. Phyllodia [NL., fr. Gr. leaflike; leaf + form.] (Bot.) A petiole dilated
into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
