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Added 9 October 2026

phallus

/ˈfæləs/ noun

In Latin: phallus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phallus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem.
The male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism).

Origin

Borrowed from Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”), from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).

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