medlar
— Noun
– English
～ a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
medlar
— Noun
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～ small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
medlar
— Noun
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～ small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
medlar
— Noun
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～ crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
MEDLARS
— Noun
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～ relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
medley
— Noun
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～ a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
MEDLINE
— Noun
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～ the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
medoc
— Noun
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～ red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France
medroxyprogesterone
— Noun
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～ a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders
medulla
— Noun
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～ lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
medulla
— Noun
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～ a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
medulla
— Noun
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～ the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
medullary
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to the medulla of any body part
medullary
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to the medulla oblongata
medullary
— Adjective
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～ containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow
medullated
— Adjective
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～ (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
Medusa
— Noun
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～ (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
medusa
— Noun
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～ one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
medusa's head
— Noun
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～ African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
medusa's head
— Noun
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～ weedy rye grass having long bristling awns