nounphellosPHELLOS☆ KeepMeaningthe cork-treeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PHELLOSLEWIS & SHORTPHELLOSphellos, i, m., = φέλλος, I. the cork-tree; transf., the part of the water-clock made from it, the cork, Vitr. 9, 8, 5.Read the whole entry