Phe"nix (?), n.; pl. Phenixes (#). [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also phenix.]
1. Gr. Myth.
A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality.
2. Astron.
A southern constellation.
3.
A marvelous person or thing.
[R.]
Latimer.
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Phe"nix (?), n. [L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix.]
1.
Same as Phenix.
Shak.
2. Bot.
A genus of palms including the date tree.
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