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Mar-at’-tia 
Mar-at’ -ti-a’-ce-2o 
mar-ces’-cens... 
mar-gin-a’-lia 
mar-gin-a’-ta En 
mar-gin’-ul-a’-ta 
mar-it’-im-a ... 
mar-me-los 
mar-mor-a-ta 
Ma-ro-g0’-gipe 
ma-ro’ -ni-en’-se sa 
Mars-den’-i-a... 
Mars-u’-pi-um 
mar-tab-an’-ic-a 
Mar-ti-a’-na ... 08 
Mar-ti-ne’-ziea 
Mas-san’-ge-a -na 
Mas-tix’-i-a” ... 
max -im-a mi 
Max-im-il’-j-a’-na_ ... 
me-de’-ol-5-i'-dés 
med’-j-a 
me’ -dic-a 
med -ic-a 
Me-dic-a’-go ... 
me -dic-o-li-mo’-num, 
Me-din-il’-la... 
med-i-0-pic’-ta 
med-ul-lo’-saus 
meg-al-ox’-yc-ar’-pa. 
meg” -ap-ot-am’-ic-a. 
meg-as-tig’-ma 
Mel-al-eu’-ca 
mel’-an-oc-ar -pa 
mel’-an-oph-lo’-a .., 
mel-an-ox’-yl-on 
mel’-as 
vee soe 
PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION. 
(com.) J. F. Maratté [(pr:) Marr rart tee], Italian botanist, 
author of “ De floribus filicum ” 1760 (N. 2/327) ; 
(Latin), Marattia Family, or Order ; +5 
(Latin), marcescent, withering without falling off, as with some 
corollas (H.) ; 
(Latin), marginal, fixed upon the edge of any organ ; or edged; 
(Latin), marginate, having a border distinct as to texture or 
appearance (H); [narrower than limbatus] ; 
(Latin), Slightly marginate ; 
(Latin), growing on the sea coast (H.) ; 
(Portuguese), conserve of quinces, (Nutt) ; 
(Latin), marbled, marked with veins and shades of colour (H) ; 
(loc.) Name of 2 town in Bahia, an Atlantic State in Brazil, 
8. America (Ene. Brit.) ; 
(loc.) of the Maront River, in Dutch Guiana (Surinam) in the 
North East of S. America (N. 2/454); 
(com.) William Marsden, F.R.s., 1754— 1886, author of “ History 
of Sumatra” (N. 2/329) ; 
(Latin), a pouch or bag ; (all:) fruit; 
(loc.) of Maytaban, in Burma; 
(com.) Dr. Von Martius [(pr:) fon Marr-tee-oos), Eavarian 
traveller, and co-author (with Spix) of ‘‘ Travels in Brazil,” 
1823 ; 
(com.) Balthassar Martinez [(pr:) Barl-tars-sarr-Marr-tee- 
naize], Spanish naturalist (N. 2/330) ; 
(com.) of M. Massange de Lowvrex [(pr :) Mar-sarnzher der Loo- 
vray ], distinguished Belgian horticulturalist (N .2/335) ; 
mastix (g. mastigos) (Greek), whip, or scourge ; (all:) bracteate 
inflorescence of some species ; 
(Latin), very large ; 
(com.) Maximilian I, King of Bavaria, from its majestic appear- 
ance (N. 2/339); [Emperor of Brazils, who was assassinated 
brother of the Emperor of Austria]; 
(Greek), resembling medeola {from Médéia (Greek), an enchan- 
an (all :} supposed medicinal properties of this lily (N. 2/ 
341) ]; 
(Latin), middle, or intermediate between two other species ; 
médikos (loc.and Greek), of Media, a portion of Persia between 
the Caspian Sea and Araxes or Aras River (N. 4/358) ; 
médicus (Latin), cwrative (N. 4/353) ; : 
Médiké (Greek), name given by Dioscorides to a Median grass, 
(N. 2/841) ; 
(quasi-Latin), citron-lemon, more 
compound of both ; 
(com.) J. de Medinilla [(pr:) May-dee-nee-lya] of Pineda, 
Governor of the Marianne,or Ladrone, Islands in the North 
Pacific Ocean, belonging to Spain (N. 2/341); 
(Latin), as if painted about the middle (H.);_« 
(Latin), medullary, or pithy, filled with pith, or spongy cellular 
tissue ; medullary rays (also called Silver grain) are fine 
lines of cellular tissue radiating from the central cellular 
column of pith in exogenous plants to the bark through the 
woody and vascular tissue ; 
(Greek), having a large sour fruit ; : 
mégs, potanos (Greek), big, River; (all:) Rio Grande (which 
means Big River) or Para River, the head stream of the 
Parana River, in Brazil ; [See note to Hevea]; 
(Greek), having a big stigma ; 
mélas, lewkos (Greek), black, white; (all:) trunk is black, 
branches white (N. 2/343) ; 
(Greek), having a black fruit ; 
(Greek), having a black bark ; 
(Greek), having black wood ; 
(Greek) [g-melanos], atrous (q.v.), black; 
citron than lemon, but 
