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Phyla

Phylon \Phy"lon\, n.; pl. Phyla. [NL., fr. Gr. ? race, tribe.] (Biol.) A tribe.

Phyla

Phylum \Phy"lum\, n.; pl. Phyla. [NL. See Phylon.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.

  2. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically connected.

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phyla

n. 1 (plural of phylum English) 2 (plural of phylon English)

WordNet
phylum
  1. n. (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

  2. (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

  3. [also: phyla (pl)]

phyla

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Phyla

Phyla, the plural of phylum, may refer to:

  • Phylum, a biological taxon between Kingdom and Class
  • by analogy, in linguistics, a large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another

Phyla, as a singular, may refer to:

  • Phyla (genus), a genus of plants in the family Verbenaceae
  • Phyla-Vell, a Marvel Comics superhero
Phyla (genus)

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''"Frogfruit" redirects here. In colloquial use this often refers to Phyla nodiflora specifically.''

Phyla is a genus of eustarid plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. The name is derived from the Greek word φυλή (phyle), meaning "tribe", and most likely refers to the tightly clustered flowers or the spreading, mat-like growth. Members of the genus are known generally as fogfruit or frogfruit. Species once classified in the genus Lippia may be known by the common name lippia. Some species, e.g. Aztec Sweet Herb ( P. dulcis), are used in cooking.

Phyla (comics)

Usage examples of "phyla".

The capture of Batalix by the supergiant was only an event of the first magnitude and not a catastrophe for Helliconian life, although it was catastrophic for many phyla and many individuals.

The meeting of the Dail, of all the Phyla of the Loch Confederation, would still only represent this immediate region.

Even should we wish to grant them to you, the other phyla would hardly agree.

That none of these phyla, or whatever you call them, will sign over their mineral rights?

So both the new phyla split, and half their number moved away to new lands.

In but a few days, the meeting of the Loch Dail will take place and all the phyla either in assembly.

The phyla of the Loch Confederation reject your presence on Caledonia, as do, we understand, the Highland Confederation and that of the Ayr and, undoubtedly, many other confederations beyond these.

The planet had then carried a remarkable number of phyla, ranging in size from viruses to whales, while being denied the energy levels or the complexity to support beings with that intensity of cellular organisation required as building blocks for higher mental functions - the thinking, deducing, perceiving functions associated with full consciousness.

More phyla were eradicated, while others survived only through genetic mutation.

Yet there is surprisingly little agreement on how many phyla there are or ought to be.

They learned the periodic table of elements, the name of every part of the body, the biological kingdoms and phyla, all the known planets of all the known solar systems, even the four-letter coded DNA sequences surrounding a hundred and twenty disease genes.

Several distinct phyla are known to have existed in the Iscog prior to its demise.

Some dozens of both phyla in the audience had come from other cities on the continent for this premiere performance.

The Genetic Standards Enforcement Agency may allow fanciful tinkering with flowers, but not with animal phyla higher than fish.

Of the higher phyla we are rivaled only by the insects in our ubiquity.