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Metre—(French). Equal to 39 English inches 
and .0371 of an inch. ; 
Micropyle—mi’-kro-pil (Gr. mzkros, small, and 
pule, a gate). The opening eye or foramen 
of the seed for the exit of the root of the em- 
bryo. 
Mlieracenie enihti pram (from the Latin 
mille, a thousand, and the Gr. gramma, a 
figure). The roooth part of a gram. 
Milliliter—mil'-li-le'-ter (from the Latin szlle, 
toooth part of a gramme measure). The 
toooth part of a litre. i 
Millimetre—mil’-li-ma-tre (from the Latin 
mille and metron, a measure), s1oooth part 
of a metre. 
Mint—(A. S. mynts, Lat. mintha, Gr. menthe). 
The well known garden plant; many varie- 
ties, and belongs to the Labiatze order. 
Mistletoe, also Miseltoe, Misselt oe—(Icel. 
misteltetunn, A, S., misteltan, Gr. mistel). 
The latter part of the word in Icelandic 
means a prong of metal. The mistletoe is 
an evergreen parasitic plant, found growing 
on the oak and other trees. 
Monandria—mo-nan’-dri-a (Gr. monos, alone, 
and aner, a man genative, andros). Plants 
having only one Stamen; also Monandrous, 
onandrian, 
Moniliform—mon-il’i-fawn (Lat. monile, a 
necklace and forma, Shape). Jointed, beaded, 
like a necklace, 
Monocarpous, Monocarpon, also Monocar- 
pic—(Gr. monos, alone, and farfos, fruit. 
—o or trees bearing fruit but once annu- 
ally. 
