phalli

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phalli - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phallus \Phal"lus\ (f[a^]l"l[u^]s), n.; pl. Phalli. [L., a
     phallus (in sense 1), Gr. fallo`s.]
     1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in
        procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various
        ways.
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     2. (Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or
        primitive organ from which either may be derived.
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     3. (Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting
        odor; the stinkhorn.
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