Associations to the word «Phallus»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PHALLUS, noun. Genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem.
PHALLUS, noun. The male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats