Definition of Phalus

Definition of Phalus

Phallus, a symbol of the generative power of nature, being a representation of the male organ of generation, and associated with rites and ceremonies of nature-worship in the early stages of civilised life, and the worship of which was supposed to have a magic influence in inducing fertility among the flocks and herds, as well as in the soil of the earth.

- Wikipedia

Phal"lus (?), n.; pl. Phalli (&?;). [L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr. &?;.] 1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.

2. (Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.

3. (Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A penis, especially when erect.
A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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