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maja
(wn) | Maja
n 1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: Maja, genus Maja, Maia, {genus
Maia}] |
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majagua
(encz) | majagua, n: |
Convallaria majalis
(gcide) | May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the
goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of
Mercury by Jupiter.]
1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
--Chaucer.
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2. The early part or springtime of life.
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His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.
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3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from
their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
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The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.
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Plumes that mocked the may. --Tennyson.
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4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.
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Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia) with many clusters of small
white flowers along the slender branches.
May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant
(Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself
(popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves,
and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The
root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
May beetle, May bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species
of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged
state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied
genera. Called also June beetle.
May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic
parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a
garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which
magical properties were attributed.
May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its
blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
May fly (Zool.), any species of Ephemera, and allied
genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many
species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under
Ephemeral.
May game, any May-day sport.
May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.
May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria
majalis}).
May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary.
May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the
sports of May Day.
May thorn, the hawthorn.
[1913 Webster] ||Convallamarin \Con*val`la*ma"rin\
(k[o^]n*v[a^]l`l[.a]*m[=a]"r[i^]n), n. [Convallaria + L.
amarus bitter.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a
glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley
(Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then
sweet.
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Convallaria Majalis
(gcide) | May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the
goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of
Mercury by Jupiter.]
1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
--Chaucer.
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2. The early part or springtime of life.
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His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.
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3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from
their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
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The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.
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Plumes that mocked the may. --Tennyson.
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4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.
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Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia) with many clusters of small
white flowers along the slender branches.
May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant
(Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself
(popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves,
and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The
root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
May beetle, May bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species
of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged
state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied
genera. Called also June beetle.
May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic
parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a
garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which
magical properties were attributed.
May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its
blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
May fly (Zool.), any species of Ephemera, and allied
genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many
species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under
Ephemeral.
May game, any May-day sport.
May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.
May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria
majalis}).
May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary.
May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the
sports of May Day.
May thorn, the hawthorn.
[1913 Webster] ||Convallamarin \Con*val`la*ma"rin\
(k[o^]n*v[a^]l`l[.a]*m[=a]"r[i^]n), n. [Convallaria + L.
amarus bitter.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a
glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley
(Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then
sweet.
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Fundulus majalis
(gcide) | Mayfish \May"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A common American minnow (Fundulus majalis). See Minnow.
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Maja squinado
(gcide) | maja squinado \maja squinado\ n. [species name.]
A large European spider crab.
Syn: European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado.
[WordNet 1.5] Majestatic |
maja squinado
(gcide) | maja squinado \maja squinado\ n. [species name.]
A large European spider crab.
Syn: European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado.
[WordNet 1.5] Majestatic |
majagua
(gcide) | majagua \majagua\ n.
1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed
along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood
used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and
caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.
Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and
Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or
orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber
for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus
elatus}.
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convallaria majalis
(wn) | Convallaria majalis
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, May lily, Convallaria majalis] |
fundulus majalis
(wn) | Fundulus majalis
n 1: black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the
Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States [syn: {striped
killifish}, mayfish, may fish, Fundulus majalis] |
genus maja
(wn) | genus Maja
n 1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: Maja, genus Maja, Maia, {genus
Maia}] |
maja squinado
(wn) | Maja squinado
n 1: a large spider crab of Europe [syn: European spider crab,
king crab, Maja squinado] |
majagua
(wn) | majagua
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores;
yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a
fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for
ornament [syn: mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago,
purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus]
2: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy
leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a
moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn:
Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua,
Hibiscus elatus] |
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