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   Madonna lily
         n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
               funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
               lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]

English Dictionary: Medinilla by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madonna Louise Ciccone
n
  1. United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    Synonym(s): Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenlike
adj
  1. befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
    Synonym(s): maidenlike, maidenly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenliness
n
  1. behavior befitting a young maiden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenly
adj
  1. befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
    Synonym(s): maidenlike, maidenly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Medinilla
n
  1. tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
    Synonym(s): Medinilla, genus Medinilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Medinilla magnifica
n
  1. a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
medium-large
adj
  1. of anything that is large but not the largest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
methanal
n
  1. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
    Synonym(s): formaldehyde, methanal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
methanol
n
  1. a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    Synonym(s): methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moth miller
n
  1. any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: {moth miller}, miller]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moth mullein
n
  1. European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
    Synonym(s): moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motional
adj
  1. of or relating to or characterized by motion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motionless
adj
  1. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
    Synonym(s): inactive, motionless, static, still
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motionlessly
adv
  1. without moving; in a motionless manner; "he saw the black-haired man waiting motionlessly behind the opposite side of the platform"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motionlessness
n
  1. a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
    Synonym(s): motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness
    Antonym(s): motion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenlike \Maid"en*like`\, a.
      Like a maiden; modest; coy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenliness \Maid"en*li*ness\, n.
      The quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a
      maid; modesty; gentleness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, a.
      Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest,
      reserved.
  
               Must you be blushing ? . . . What a maidenly
               man-at-arms are you become !                  --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, adv.
      In a maidenlike manner. [bd]Maidenly demure.[b8] --Skelton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Matinal \Mat"in*al\, a.
      Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Median \Me"di*an\, a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See
      {Medial}.]
      1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a
            median groove.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane
            dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; --
            said of unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts.
  
      {Median line}.
            (a) (Anat.) Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either
                  of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the
                  surface of the body.
            (b) (Geom.) The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to
                  the middle of the opposite side; any line having the
                  nature of a diameter.
  
      {Median plane} (Anat.), the mesial plane.
  
      {Median point} (Geom.), the point where the three median
            lines of a triangle mutually intersect.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Methenyl \Meth"e*nyl\, n. [Methene + -yl.] (Chem.)
      The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical {CH}, regarded as an
      essential residue of certain organic compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miller \Mill"er\ (m[icr]l"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
  
      2. A milling machine.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
                  the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
                  powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
                  miller}.
            (b) The eagle ray.
            (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Miller's thumb}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
                  (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U.
                  gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called
                  also {bullhead}.
            (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
                  long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
      mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
      prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
            included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
            moth; hawk moth.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
            garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
            bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
            woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several
            species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and
            {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] of
            Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},
            {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
  
      4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
            wastes any other thing.
  
      {Moth blight} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus
            {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to
            various plants.
  
      {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
            {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
  
      {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker.
  
      {Moth miller} (Zo[94]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
            (a) .
  
      {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}
            ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or
            whitish flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miller \Mill"er\ (m[icr]l"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
  
      2. A milling machine.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
                  the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
                  powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
                  miller}.
            (b) The eagle ray.
            (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Miller's thumb}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
                  (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U.
                  gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called
                  also {bullhead}.
            (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
                  long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
      mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
      prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
            included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
            moth; hawk moth.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
            garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
            bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
            woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several
            species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and
            {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] of
            Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},
            {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
  
      4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
            wastes any other thing.
  
      {Moth blight} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus
            {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to
            various plants.
  
      {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
            {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
  
      {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker.
  
      {Moth miller} (Zo[94]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
            (a) .
  
      {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}
            ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or
            whitish flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mullein \Mul"lein\, n. [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Verbascum}. They are tall herbs
      having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The
      common species, with densely woolly leaves, is {Verbascum
      Thapsus}.
  
      {Moth mullein}. See under {Moth}.
  
      {Mullein foxglove}, an American herb ({Seymeria macrophylla})
            with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a
            spreading border.
  
      {Petty mullein}, the cowslip. --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
      mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
      prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
            included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
            moth; hawk moth.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
            garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
            bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
            woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several
            species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and
            {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] of
            Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},
            {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
  
      4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
            wastes any other thing.
  
      {Moth blight} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus
            {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to
            various plants.
  
      {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
            {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
  
      {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker.
  
      {Moth miller} (Zo[94]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
            (a) .
  
      {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}
            ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or
            whitish flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Motionless \Mo"tion*less\, a.
      Without motion; being at rest.
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