melastomataceae
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~ a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
melatonin
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~ hormone secreted by the pineal gland
Melba
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~ Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
melbourne
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~ a resort town in east central Florida
Melbourne
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~ the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
Melchior
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~ (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia
Melchior
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~ United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)
Melchite
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~ an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Melchite
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~ an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
meld
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~ a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Meleagrididae
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~ turkeys and some extinct forms
meleagris
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~ type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
Meleagris gallopavo
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~ large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
melee
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~ a noisy riotous fight
melena
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~ abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
meles
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~ in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
Meles meles
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~ a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
Melia Azadirachta
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~ large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
Melia azederach
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~ tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
Melia azedarach
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~ tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree