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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