(n) the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania, Syn. City of Brotherly Love

philadelphia fleabane

(n) especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada, Syn. Erigeron philadelphicus

pepper pot

(n) a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings, Syn. Philadelphia pepper pot

rock sea bass

(n) a kind of sea bass, Syn. Centropristis philadelphica, rock bass

tomatillo

(n) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes, Syn. jamberry, purple ground cherry, Physalis philadelphica, miltomate

wood lily

(n) lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers, Syn. Lilium philadelphicum

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Adelphia

‖n. [ Gr. 'adelfo`s brother. ] (Bot.) A “brotherhood, ” or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diadelphia

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; brother. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments.

Diadelphous

{ } a. [ Cf. F. diadelphe. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens). [ 1913 Webster ]

Monadelphia

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. mo`nos alone + 'adelfo`s brother. ] (Bot.) A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family. [ 1913 Webster ]

Monadelphous

{ } a. [ Cf. F. monadelphie. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

Philadelphia lawyer

A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the client's advantage. [ U. S. ] [ PJC ]

Philadelphian

a. [ Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo`s brother. ] Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania. [ 1913 Webster ]

Philadelphian

n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polyadelphia

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + &unr_; brother. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having stamens united in three or more bodies or bundles by the filaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polyadelphous

{ } a. (Bot.) Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in three or more bundles. [ 1913 Webster ]

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