Phleg"mon (?), n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation beneath the
skin, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to burn: cf. F. phlegmon.] (Med.) Purulent
inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
Phleg"mon*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. phlegmoneux.] Having the nature or
properties of phlegmon; as, phlegmonous pneumonia. Harvey.
Phleme (?), n. (Surg. & Far.) See Fleam.
||Phle"um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind of marsh plant.] (Bot.) A
||genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense), which is
||highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.
Phlo"Îm (?), n. [Gr. &?; bark.] (Bot.) That portion of fibrovascular
bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; --
distinguished from xylem.
Phlo*gis"tian (?), n. A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
Phlo*gis"tic (?), a. 1. (Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or
to belief in its existence.