phallus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

A nigger hammering a scarlet phallus against a cymbal moon." — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht
The phalli (if they are phalli) point to one of the Oriental forms of the worship of the forces of nature. — Impressions of South Africa, James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
As presiding over generation, his type is the Linga, or Phallus, the origin probably of the Phallic emblem of Egypt and Greece. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki

genus Phallus

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