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phoenix

(n): the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation

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(n): the capital city of a political subdivision of a country

(n): a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

(n): genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

(n): 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

(n): an imaginary being of myth or fable

(n): a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

(n): a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

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10 months ago Schmerle said:

Reminds me of the Phoenix Wright videogame series. The protagonist is seriously cute. In a very personal sense it means recovery.

Appears as a symbol in Fahrenheit 451.

about 1 year ago seanahan said:

Also, a web browser I feel particularly nostalgic about.

about 1 year ago arby said: AmHer sez

VARIANT FORMS: also phe·nix

NOUN: 1. Mythology A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. 2. A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty; a paragon. 3. Phoenix, a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor.

ETYMOLOGY: Middle English fenix, from Old English from Old French, both from Medieval Latin fnix, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix.

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