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   madderwort
         n 1: any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family
               Rubiaceae [syn: {madderwort}, {rubiaceous plant}]

English Dictionary: Mt. Ararat by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madeira River
n
  1. a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matriarch
n
  1. a female head of a family or tribe [syn: matriarch, materfamilias]
  2. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matriarchal
adj
  1. characteristic of a matriarchy
    Antonym(s): patriarchal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matriarchate
n
  1. a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
    Synonym(s): matriarchy, matriarchate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matriarchic
adj
  1. (of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matriarchy
n
  1. a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
    Synonym(s): matriarchy, matriarchate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Matterhorn
n
  1. a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metrorrhagia
n
  1. bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miterwort
n
  1. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
    Synonym(s): miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mitrewort
n
  1. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
    Synonym(s): miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motherwort
n
  1. bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
    Synonym(s): motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor area
n
  1. the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: motor area, motor region, motor cortex, Rolando's area, excitable area]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
motor horn
n
  1. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mt. Ararat
n
  1. the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
    Synonym(s): Ararat, Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mutterer
n
  1. a person who speaks softly and indistinctly [syn: mutterer, mumbler, murmurer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Madderwort \Mad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order
      (Rubiace[91]) as the madder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Madrier \Ma*drier"\, n. [F., from Sp. madero, or Pg. madeiro,
      fr. Sp. madera wood for building, timber, Pg. madeira, L.
      materia stuff, materials, lumber. See {Matter}.]
      A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes;
      especially:
      (a) A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it
            is applied to anything intended to be broken down.
      (b) A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or
            fortifications.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Materiarian \Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an\, n. [L. materiarius.]
      See {Materialist}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Matriarch \Ma"tri*arch\, n. [L. mater mother + -arch.]
      The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a
      ruler by maternal right.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Matriarchal \Ma`tri*ar"chal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Matriarchate \Ma"tri*ar"chate\, n.
      The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form
      of government.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mature \Ma*ture"\, a. [Compar. {Maturer}; superl. {Maturest}.]
      [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.]
      1. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and
            development; fitted by growth and development for any
            function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind;
            full-grown; ripe.
  
                     Now is love mature in ear.                  --Tennison.
  
                     How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage, Unskilled
                     in speech, nor yet mature of age ?      --Pope.
  
      2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready
            for action; made ready for destined application or use;
            perfected; as, a mature plan.
  
                     This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for
                     the violent breaking out.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a
            man of mature years.
  
      4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
  
      Syn: Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready.
  
      Usage: {Mature}, {Ripe}. Both words describe fullness of
                  growth. Mature brings to view the progressiveness of
                  the process; ripe indicates the result. We speak of a
                  thing as mature when thinking of the successive stayes
                  through which it has passed; as ripe, when our
                  attention is directed merely to its state. A mature
                  judgment; mature consideration; ripe fruit; a ripe
                  scholar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maturer \Ma*tur"er\, n.
      One who brings to maturity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miterwort \Mi"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Mitella}, -- slender, perennial herbs
      with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's
      cap.
  
      {False miterwort}, a white-flowered perennial herb of the
            United States ({Tiarella cardifolia}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lion's tail \Li"on's tail`\ (t[amac]l`). (Bot.)
      A genus of labiate plants ({Leonurus}); -- so called from a
      fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a
      lion's tail. {L. Cardiaca} is the common {motherwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. {Midge}.] (Bot.)
      A somewhat aromatic composite weed ({Artemisia vulgaris}), at
      one time used medicinally; -- called also {motherwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Motherwort \Moth"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) A labiate herb ({Leonurus Cardiaca}), of a bitter taste,
            used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.
      (b) The mugwort. See {Mugwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lion's tail \Li"on's tail`\ (t[amac]l`). (Bot.)
      A genus of labiate plants ({Leonurus}); -- so called from a
      fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a
      lion's tail. {L. Cardiaca} is the common {motherwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. {Midge}.] (Bot.)
      A somewhat aromatic composite weed ({Artemisia vulgaris}), at
      one time used medicinally; -- called also {motherwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Motherwort \Moth"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) A labiate herb ({Leonurus Cardiaca}), of a bitter taste,
            used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.
      (b) The mugwort. See {Mugwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mutterer \Mut"ter*er\, n.
      One who mutters.
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