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Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry. Palissy ware, glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief.

Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. "One sick of the palsy." Mark ii. 3. Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it. -- Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer. -- Shaking pal…

The cowslip (Primula veris); -- so called from its supposed remedial powers. Dr. Prior.

The theory that all nature is psychical or has a psychical aspect; the theory that every particle of matter has a psychical character or aspect. -- Pan*psy"chic (#), a. -- Pan*psy"chist (#), n. -- Pan`psy*chis"tic (#), a.

A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.

An unlawful meeting.

Formed from a compound word. "Parasynthetic derivatives." Dr. Murray.

Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.

Paronomasia. [R.] B. Jonson.

See Paspy. Shak.

The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.

See Fantasy, and Fancy.

Pharmacognosis.

Same as Photopsia.

appears in the cells almost simultaneously with the sugars. The chloroplasts perform photosynthesis only in light and within a certain range of temperature, varying according to climate. This is the only way in which a plant is able to organize carbohydrates. All plants without a chlorophyll apparatus, as the fungi, mu…

Violent and irrational excitement; delirium. See Frenzy.

See Pixy.

pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity. Pleurisy root. (Bot.) (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers; -- called also butterf…

Superabundance; excess; plethora. [Obs.] Shak.

The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. Shak.