MEG- 
of 7 ten plants, regarded 
as female ; the embryo sac-cell of 
a seed plant Ag £). 
1 (még’ oT it. 
so cate eed ; 
ee- beeing. leaf 
developing fnegasporangia a (d02.). 
esacthewta (még’Athérm) #. [Gk. 
megas, great ; en heat.}] A 
Sy ees plant (d 
megazooid mey"izd ‘oid) 
like.] e larger zooid 
from binary or other fission (zoo/.) 
m spore (még’Az0'dspor) 7. [ 
megas, great ; zoon, animal ; sforos, 
seed.] A large zoospore, as in th 
oogonidium of certain 
—glands of th 
eyelid war a psa ihe secretion 
(an 
nat. ). 
meiophylly (mi 6fil'l) ~. [Gk. ei 
smaller ; ag nag deat ] The 
f one ore aes in 
a 
whorl or a set of 
organs 
meiotic (midt’ ik) a. [Gk. meion, 
— aller.] Af#/. reduction division, 
hich see ; also maiotie (cyz.). 
Malsante: ’s plexus,—a gangliated 
rat of nerve fibres in the sub- 
—— coat of the small intestine 
lanin (mé& anin) 2 [Gk. melas, 
” black} Black or = brown Pig- 
et as of the retina ; ci haem 
sis tiiicdoee (mét’ anizm) #. [Gk. melas, 
black.] Excessive development of 
black fyi in skin or body- 
covering (zo 
e(m a inten oe melas, 
black ; &ytos, hollow.] black 
Os Saat phe ale te (bh LVS»). 
mél’Anéspér’mis) a. 
mick. melas, Wieck ; 
sperma, seed.] 
Fae toes, eaovenis wi with dark-coloured 
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MEM- 
melanotic veviee | ik) a. [Gk. melas, 
black.] Having black pigment un- 
usually Pct ope oa 
melliferous (mélif’ 8) a...-[la mt 
honey ; LO to carry.] Hosen 
producing (o/.). 
melliphagous (melt iis) a [L. mel, 
— ey;G ey se to eat.] Feed- 
ool.). 
melisugent Gnél'isi’ént) a. [L. mel, 
- cet to suck.] Honey- 
_sucking (za 
ree orous pane ‘ortis) a. [L. mel, 
oney ; vorare, to devour.] Feeding 
on honey (zoo/.). 
member <a a. [L. membrum, 
a member. mb or organ of 
the body (zool. ¥ a_ well-defined 
part or organ of a plant (do72.). 
membrana (mémbra’na) 7”. [L. mem- 
part or organ of animal or 
or a thin skin-like covering of 
cells or unicellular organisms 
mec se 
branaceo — oes ‘shiis) @. 
IL. membrana, membrane.] Of the 
consistency or having the structure 
a membra ara ha eee 
membrane ém’bran),—a mem- 
brana, whic on 
membran ne bone, oi bone developing 
dire ectly from membran without 
peering dire a cartilage stage 
se se gt orcreinbe s a) # [L. 
seemniPients membrane.] A flapping 
or swingin coraae formed by 
fusion of rows = cilia, found among 
i Protozoa (zool.). 
mbranifero’ aa (mémbrinif’é riis) @. 
IL. me ious, membrane ; /er7e, 
= pil Enveloped in or bear- 
membranotd (nn brinoid) a. [L. 
membrana, membrane; Gk. é/ 
like.] Rimabine membrane. 
ae (mém’braniis) @. ie 
mbrana, memb Resem 
bling or consisting of membrane ; 
pliable and sc eg 
membranous —a depen = 
mal in t enclosi e whole 
_ brain ‘eed. ). 
he internal 
2iitCi ds 
ear, Sepasaied on the gy cavi- 
