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posed of several names or terms ; 

 cf. binomial (biol.}. 



multinucleate (mul'tlnu'kleat) a. [L. 



multus, many ; nucleus, kernel.] 



With several or many nuclei (cyt.}. 



xnultinucleolate (mul'ttnu'kleolat) a. 



[L. multus, many ; nucleolus, a 



small kernel.] With more than 



one nucleolus (cyt.}. 



multiovulate (mul'tlo'vulat) a. [L. 



multus, many ; ovum, egg.] With 



several or many ovules (hot.*). 



multiparous (multip'arus) a. [L. 



multus, many ; parere, to beget.] 



Bearing several, or more than 



one, at a birth (zool.} ; developing 



several or many lateral axes (hot.}. 



multiple corolla, a corolla with two 



or more whorls of petals (bot,\ 

 multiple fission, repeated division ; 

 division into a large number of 

 parts or spores (biol.}, 

 multipolar (mul'tipo'lar) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; polus, an axis- 

 end.] Appl. nerve-cells with 

 many dendrites or branching pro- 

 cesses (anat.}. 



multiradiate (mul'tira'dlat) a. [L. 

 multus, many; radius, ray.] Many- 

 rayed. 



multiramose (mul'tirarn'os) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; ramus, branch.] 

 Much branched. 



multiseptate (mul'tise'p'tat) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; septum, partition.] 

 Having numerous septa or par- 

 titions. 



multiserial (miU'tise'rial) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; series, row.] 

 Arranged in several or many 

 rows. 



multispiral (mul'tispl'ral) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; spira, coil.] With 

 many coils or whorls, 

 multistaminate (mul'tTstam'inat) a. 

 [L. multus, many ; stamen, some- 

 thing standing.] Having several 

 or many stamens (bot,\ 

 multisulcate (mul'tisurkat) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; sulcus, furrow.] 

 Much furrowed. 



multitentaculate (mul'tltentak'ulat) 

 a. [L. multus, many ; tentaculum, 

 feeler.] Having many tentacles 

 (zool.}. 



multituberculate (mul'tTtubeYkulat) 

 a. [L. multus, many ; tuberculum^ 



a small hump.] Having several 

 or many tubercles or small prom- 

 inences. 



multituberculy (mul'titubeVkuli) n. 

 [L. multus, many ; tuberculum, a 

 small hump.] The theory that 

 molar teeth are derived from 

 forms with a number of tubercles 

 (tool,}, 



multivalve (mul'tivalv) n. [L. multus, 

 many ; valvae, folding-doors.] A 

 shell composed of more valves or 

 pieces than two (zool.~). 



multivincular (mul'tiving'kular) a. 

 [L. multus, many ; vinculum, 

 chain.] Appl. the hinge of bi- 

 valve shells when it has several 

 ligaments (zool,}. 



multivoltine (mul'tTvortTn) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; It. volta, turn.] 

 Having more than one brood in 

 a year ; appl. silkworms (zool.), 



multocular (multok'ular) a. [L. 

 multus, many ; oculus, eye.] 

 Many-eyed. 



multungulate (multung'gulat) a. 

 [L. multus, many; unguis, hoof.] 

 Having the hoof in more than 

 two parts (zool.}. 



muricate (mu'rikat) a. [L. muricatus, 

 full of sharp points.] Formed with 

 sharp points ; covered with short 

 sharp prickles (bwl.}. 



muriform (mu'riform) a. [L. murus, 

 wall ; forma, shape.] Like a brick 

 wall; appl. a variety of parenchyma 

 so arranged, occurring in medullary 

 rays of Dicotyledons and in corky 

 formations (bot.}. 



muscicoline (muslk'olin) a. [L. 

 muscus, moss ; colere, to inhabit.] 

 Livin or growing among mosses 



muscicolous, muscicoline. 



muscle (mus'l) n. [L. musculus, 

 muscle.] A mass of contractile 

 fibres with motorial function ; the 

 fleshy part of the body, composed of 

 muscular tissue (phys.}. 



muscle-banners, folds or plaits of 

 mesogloea on the sulcar aspects of 

 Anthozoan mesenteries, supporting 

 the retractor muscles (zool.}. 



muscoid (mus'koid) a. [L. muscus, 

 moss ; Gk. eidos, resemblance.] 

 Mossy. 



muscous, muscoid, 



