mac-ros-tem’-ma 
Mac-roz-a’-mi-a 
mac-ul-a’-ta ... 
mac-ul-o’-sum 
ma-dab-lot-a’ 
mad-ag-as-car-i-en’ sis. 
mad-ras-pat’-a-na 
mad-ur-en’-sis 
Me’-ru-a 
Mie’-sa + 
mag-nif’-ic-a,.. 
Mag-no’-li-a ... 
Mag-no’-lia’-ce-ze 
Mah-ag-o’-ni... 
Mai’-ze : 
ma/’-jor 
ma-jus’-cul-a... 
Mak-oy-a’-na... 
mal-ab-a’-rica 
mal-ab-ath’-ric-um ... 
mal-ac-cen’-sis 
Mal-lo’-tus 
Mal-or’-ti-e-a’-nus 
Malpi-pi’-ghi-a 
Mal-pi-ghi-a’-ce-z ... 
Ma/’-lus 
mal-va’-ce-a ... 
Mal-va’-ce-z... 
Man-dev-il’-la 
Man-e’ tt-ti-a... 
Mang-if’-er-a 
Mang-osg-ta’-na 
man-ic-a’-t-a .. 
Man’-i-hot 
Map-pi-a “0 
Mar-an’-ia 
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.. 2 (Latin), 
.§ broad irregular blotches ; 
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(Greek), with a long corona 
Makros, Zamia (Greek), long, Zamia | (Greek) loss, applied by 
Pliny to barren pine cones, and by Linnzus to this species ; 
(all:) sterile appearance of the male fructification (N, 4/230) }; 
(all:) aftinity, and larger habit (N. 2/314) ; 
blotched, marked with different colours disposed in 
maidhavi, lata (Sanskrit), spring flower, creeper: 
(loc.) of Madagascar, island off the South Hast Coast of Africa ; 
madaras-pat-en’-cis, ... f (loc.) pertarntng to Madras 
(loc.) pertutning to Madura district ; 
Mérw (Arabic), name of the plant (N. 2/314); possibly con- 
nected with Mehr (Arabic), the sun; (all:) habit ; 
Maas (Arabic), name of one of the species (N. 2/314) ; 
(Latin), Magnificent; 
(com.) Pierre Magnol [(pr.:) Pee-yair Mar nyole]}, 1688—1715, 
Professor of Medicine, and !’rotessor of the Botanic Garden at 
Mountpellier in the south of France (N. 2/313) ; 
(Latin), Magnolia Family, or Order ; 
Muhogany (Central American), names of the plant; doubtful ; 
(com.) of Ma-, the christian name of Mrs. Bourdillon, the dia- 
coverer of the species ; 
(Latin), greater ; 
(Latin), Somewhat bigger; 
*(com.) of Makoy (N.1/237) ; Collector in ‘Tropical America; 
(loc.) of Malabar District, or the adjoining country ; 
(loc.) of Malacca, on the South West Coast of the Malay 
peninsula ; the Straits of Malacca separate the Malay penin- 
sula from Sumatra; and the Straits Settlements are the 
British Colonies to the north with headquarters at Singapore ; 
Mallata (Nepalese), name of the tree (McL. 3/404) ; or mallotos 
(Greek), fleecy; (all:) fruit of some species (N, 5/512); 
perhaps both ideas are embodied in the name ; 
(com.) BE. Von Malortie {pr:) fon Mar loar tee] of Hannover 
(N. 2/318) ; 
(com.) Marcello Matpighi [(pr:) Marr chel lo Marl pee ghee] 
}628—1694, Italian naturalist and Professor at Bologna in 
» Italy (N. 2/318) ; 
(Latin), Barbados Cherry (il alpigia) Family, or Order ; 
(Latin), an appletree, word used by Virgil (Cass. Lat. Dic.) ; 
[cf. Malo, | would rather be, Mdlo, in an apple tree, Malo 
than a bad man, Malo, in adversity, of school boy rhymes] ; 
(Latin), Mauve, purple with a tinge of blue; 
(Latin), Mallow (Malva, [word used by Cicer 0]) Family or Order; 
(com.) H. J. Mandeville, a British Minister at Buenos Ayres in 
Argentine of S, America, (N. 2/ 322); 
(com.) Xavier Maneitti [(pr :) Yar vee yair Mar net tee], Pre- 
fect of the Botanic Gardens at Florence in Italy in the middle 
of the 18th century (N 2/323); 
(quasi-Latin), Mingo bearing ; 
Mang, gusta (Malayan), name of the tree (McL. 3/467) ; 
(Latin), Sleeve-like, having an indumentum of matted scales or 
pubescence go thick and interwoven that it can be slipped 
off like a sleeve (H); with a blue corona that looks like a 
sleeve ; 
(Brazilian), name of the genus, which includes the Tapioca and 
Ceara (often mis pronounced as Ceara) Rubber plants (N, 2/ 
328) ; 
.» U (com.) Barthol Marants [(pr:) Barr tole. Mar rarn tee], Vene- 
.. J tian Botanist, died 1754 (N. 2/326) ; 
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