melasma
— Noun
– English
～ a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives
Melastoma malabathricum
— Noun
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～ evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
Melastoma
— Noun
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～ type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Melastomaceae
— Noun
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～ a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
melastomataceae
— Noun
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～ a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
melatonin
— Noun
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～ hormone secreted by the pineal gland
Melba
— Noun
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～ Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
melbourne
— Noun
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～ a resort town in east central Florida
Melbourne
— Noun
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～ the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
Melchior
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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～ United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)
Melchite
— Noun
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～ an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Melchite
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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～ turkeys and some extinct forms
meleagris
— Noun
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～ type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
Meleagris gallopavo
— Noun
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～ large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food