pex1ty

[Lat. pexitas, from per us woolly, prop. pa. par. of pec to =to comb.] The nap of cloth. Pey-er, s. [For def. see compound.] Peyer's glands, s. pl . Anat.: Aggregate, small circular patches, surrounded by simple follicles, with flattened villi occupying the interspace. They are situated near the lower end of the ileum, and their ulceration is the pathognomonic characteristic of enteric or typhoid fever, hence their importance. They were discovered and described in 1677, by John Conrad Peyer, a Swi anatomist. *peynt, v. t. & i. [PAINT.] *pey-trel, pet-rel, pet-trel, s. [POITREL.] pě-zi-zą, s. [Lat. pezicæ, pezitæ (pl.), from Gr. pezikes, pezeai =mushrooms without a stalk and without a root.] Bot .: A large genus of Ascomycetous Fungi. The species at first appear as closed sacs, bursting at the top and spreading out, resemble a cup, containing asci and paraphyses. Many are brightly colored. They are found on dead wood, on the ground among leaves, .