‖n. [ Gr. 'a`kros topmost + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) The entire upper surface of the foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants comprising the goosefoots and including the pigweed.
Syn. -- genus Chenopodium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Epipodia [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zoöl.) One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of plants including the edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum).
Syn. -- genus Leontopodium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; wolf + &unr_;, &unr_;, a foot. ] (Bot.) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiaceæ; club moss. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiaceæ. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Mesopodiale. ] (Zool.) The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Metapodia [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Metapode. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Monopodia E. -ums [ L. See Monopody. ] (Bot.) A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to sympodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. ney^ron a nerve + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, the foot. ] (Zool.) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Notopodia E. Notopodiums [ NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton the back + poy`s, podo`s, the foot. ] (Zool.) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Parapodia [ NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; foot. ] (Zool.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Podia [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. See Pew. ] 1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by archæologists in two senses: (a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. (b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of Column. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;. See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Propodia [ NL. See Propodiale. ] (Zool.) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. [ Written also propodeum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pseudopodia [ NL. ] Same as Pseudopod. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pterygopodia [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a fin + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, a foot. ] (Anat.) A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Stylopodia [ NL. See Style, and Podium. ] (Bot.) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Sympodia [ NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Bot.) An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine. [ 1913 Webster ]