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PHALLUS
penis, phallus, member
(noun) the male sex organ (‘member’ is a euphemism)
Phallus, genus Phallus
(noun) genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phallus (plural phalli or phalluses)
A penis, especially when erect.
A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency.
(ornithology) A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male ratites.
(psychoanalysis) The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
Synonyms
• See also penis
Coordinate terms
• yoni
Source: Wiktionary
Phal"lus, n.; pl. Phalli (. Etym: [L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr.
1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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