phoenix | ||
1. | [ noun ] (government,geography) the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation | |
Synonyms: | capital_of_Arizona | |
Related terms: | state_capital Arizona | |
2. | [ noun ] (astronomy) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor | |
Related terms: | constellation | |
3. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa | |
Synonyms: | genus_Phoenix | |
Related terms: | monocot_genus Palmae | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8893 | |
5. | [ noun ] (classical mythology) a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years | |
Related terms: | mythical_being | |
Similar spelling: |
Phenix Phenicia Phoenicia Phuong phonic phonics Phinisee |