Menispermaceous
(Men`i*sper*ma"ceous) a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Pertaining
to a natural order (Menispermaceæ) of climbing plants of which moonseed (Menispermum) is the type.
Menispermic
(Men`i*sper"mic) a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed or other plants of the same
family, as the Anamirta Cocculus.
Menispermine
(Men`i*sper"mine) n. [Cf. F. ménispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin
and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta Cocculus, formerly Menispermum Cocculus)
as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; — called also menispermina.
Meniver
(Men"i*ver) n. [OF. menuver, menuveir, menuvair, a grayish fur; menu small + vair a kind of
fur. See Minute, a., and Vair.] Same as Miniver.
Mennonist
(Men"non*ist Men"non*ite) n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a small denomination of Christians, so
called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only
rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought
not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.
Menobranch
(Men"o*branch ||Men`o*bran"chus) n. [NL. menobranchus, fr. Gr. to remain + a gill.] (Zoöl.)
A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus, having permanent external gills.
Menologium
(||Men`o*lo"gi*um Me*nol"o*gy) n.; pl. L. Menologia E. Menologies [NL. menologium, fr.
Gr. mh`n month + lo`gos discourse : cf. F. ménologe.]
1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. (Gr. Church) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance
of those whose lives are not written.
Menopause
(Men"o*pause) n. [Gr. mh`n month + to cause to cease. See Menses.] (Med.) The
period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change.
Menopoma
(||Men`o*po"ma Men"o*pome) n. [NL. menopoma, fr. Gr. to remain + lid.] (Zoöl.) The hellbender.
