452 < A COMPENDIUM OF 
Multicapsular—mu1I-ti-kap-su-ler (Lat. multus, 
many, and capsula, achest). A fruit or seed 
with many capsules. 
Multiflorus — mul’-ti-flo’-rus (Lat. multus, 
many, and fos, a flower, genative forts). A 
plant having many flowers. 
Multiplex—amul’-ti-plex (Lat. mzultus, many, 
and plico, I fold). Having many folds, as the 
petals of a flower, etc. 
Muriform—mu'-ri-fawm (Lat. murus, a wall, 
and forma, shape). Like a wall; applied to 
the tissues when they present a brick wall- 
like appearance. 
Mycelium—mi’-se-li’-um, also Mycelia (Gr. 
mukes, & mushroom, a fungus; the cellular 
spawn of the fungi). The material from which 
a fungus is developed. 
Mycology—mi-kol’-0-ji (Gr. mukes, a fungus, 
and /ogos, a discourse). A description or 
study of mushrooms, 
Myriagramme—mir’-i-a-gram (Fr. from the 
Greek murzoi, ten thousand, and the French 
g7amme). Ten thousand grammes, twenty- 
two pounds and a fraction avoirdupois. 
yrimetre—mir’-i-a-ma-tr (Fr. from the Gr. 
Murtol, 10,000, and Fr. metre). Ten thousand 
metres, within a fraction of six and a half 
miles. 
Myrrh—mer (Lat. myrrha; Gr. murrha, bitter). 
An aromatic gum, the balsamo-dendron 
myrrh, used as a detergent, a purifier grow- 
ing in Arabia. 
Naked—na’-ked (Gothic zaguaths; Ger. nacht; 
Icelandic necguidr; Gaelic nochd,; Lat. nudus, 
naked, bare). Bare, plain, manifest, without 
