||Po*too" (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius
||grandis).
||Po`to*roo" (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any small kangaroo belonging to
||Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and
||Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat.
Pot"pie` (?), n. A meat pie which is boiled instead of being baked.
Pot`pour`ri" (?), n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to
rot, L. putrere. Cf. Olla-podrida.] A medley or mixture. Specifically:
(a) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc.,
cooked together. (b) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and
spices, used to scent a room. (c) A piece of music made up of different
airs strung together; a medley. (d) A literary production composed of
parts brought together without order or bond of connection.
Pots"dam group` (&?;). (Geol.) A subdivision of the Primordial or
Cambrian period in American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of
Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology.
{ Pot"shard` (?), Pot"share` (?), } n. A potsherd. [Obs.] Spenser.
Pot"sherd` (?), n. [Pot + sherd or shard.] A piece or fragment of a
broken pot. Job ii. 8.
Pot"stone` (?), n. (Min.) A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured
into culinary vessels.