pogo-, pogono-, -pogon +

(Greek: beard; referring to a beard or beard-like structures)


anisopogonous
Unequally webbed, with reference to feathers.
beard
1. Normally a man's facial hair, especially when trimmed into shape; sometimes excluding a mustache.
2. The hair on a man's chin, cheeks, and throat.
3. A hairy or hairlike growth such as that on or near the face of certain mammals.
4. A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants; such as, barley, wheat, iris, or grasses.
5. Tuft of strong filaments by which; such as, a mussel makes itself stick to a fixed surface; also known as, byssus.
6. To go along a rim, like a beard around the chin: "Houses bearded the top of the heights."
epipogon: Epipogon aphyllus
An orchid.
gynepogon
A woman who has a beard.
pogoiatrics, pogo-iatrics
The field of medical knowledge that deals with ailments that are caused by beards; such as, skin rashes.
pogoiatrist, pogo-iatrist
A medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of ailments caused by beards.
pogoiatry, pogo-iatry
A field of medicine in which ailments caused by beards is diagnosed and treated.
pogomaniac
Someone who is obsessed with having a beard no matter what anyone says about the unhealthy conditions that exist with beards or other negative aspects of beards.
pogon
Referring to a beard.
pogonanthus
With bearded flowers.
pogonatum: Pogonatum pennsylvanicum
A moss.
pogonia: Pogonia verticillata
An orchid.
pogonias
Bearded.
pogoniasis
1. Growth of a beard on a woman.
2. A situation in which someone has an unusually full beard.
3. The excessive growth of a beard.
pogonic
Beardlike; relating to a beard.

Links to other hair-related units: alopec-; barba-; Beards; capillaro-; chaeto-; cirro-; coife; crino-; Hair & Beard Styles; hirsute; pilo-; tricho-; villi-.


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