Panorpian
(Pa*nor"pi*an) a. (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa. — n. Same as Panorpid.
Panorpid
(Pa*nor"pid) n. (Zoöl.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera.
The larvæ feed on plant lice.
Panpharmacon
(Pan*phar"ma*con) n. [NL. See Pan- , and Pharmacon.] A medicine for all diseases; a
panacea. [R.]
Panpresbyterian
(Pan`pres`by*te"ri*an) a. [Pan- + Presbyterian.] Belonging to, or representative of,
those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.
Pansclavic
(Pan`sclav"ic Pan`sclav"ism) Pansclavist
(Pan`sclav"ist, Pan`scla*vo"ni*an) . See Panslavic,
Panslavism, etc.
Panshon
(Pan"shon) n. An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, — used for holding milk
and for various other purposes. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Pansied
(Pan"sied) a. [From Pansy.] Covered or adorned with pansies. "The pansied grounds."
Darwin.
Panslavic
(Pan`slav"ic) a. [Pan- + Slavic.] Pertaining to all the Slavic races.
Panslavism
(Pan`slav"ism) n. A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
Panslavist
(Pan`slav"ist) n. One who favors Panslavism.
Panslavonian
(Pan`sla*vo"ni*an) a. See Panslavic.
Pansophical
(Pan*soph"ic*al) a. [See Pansophy.] All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical
pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.
Pansophy
(Pan"so*phy) n. [Pan- + Gr. wisdom, wise: cf. F. pansophie.] Universal wisdom; esp., a
system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 — 1671), a Moravian educator. [R.] Hartlib.
Panspermatist
(Pan*sper"ma*tist Pan"sper`mist) n. (Biol.) A believer in panspermy; one who rejects
the theory of spontaneous generation; a biogenist.
Panspermic
(Pan`sper"mic) a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis.
Panspermy
(Pan"sper`my) n. [Pan- + Gr. a seed.] (Biol.) (a) The doctrine of the widespread distribution
of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. (b) The doctrine
that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; — the opposite of spontaneous generation.
Panstereorama
(Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma) n. [NL., fr. Gr. all + solid + a view.] A model of a town or country,
in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. Brande & C.
Pansy
(Pan"sy) n.; pl. Pansies [F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh,
ponder. See Pensive.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple
and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-
ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.
Pant
(Pant) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Panted; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath,
OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig.
meaning, to have the nightmare.]
