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Same as Phylactolæma.

Of or pertaining to phyllotaxy.

A making of, or turning into, fat.

An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles.

The possession of more that the normal number of digits.

An act done afterward.

Relating to a fact that occurs after another.

Same as Postfact.

Practical.

The quality or state of being practicable; practicableness; feasibility. "The practicability of such a project." Stewart.

That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good.

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.

To render practical. [R.] "Practicalizing influences." J. S. Mill.

1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.

Same as Practicality.

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise. A heart . . . exercised with covetous practices. 2 Pet. ii. 14.…

Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman. "A practiced picklock." Ld. Lytton.

One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South.

One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.