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Morellonounany of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juiceverified
Mormon CricketnounMWElarge dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United Statesverified
Morning GlorynounMWEany of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the dayverified
Morning-After PillnounMWEa large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourseverified
Morphogenesisnoundifferentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)verified
Morphologynounthe branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land formsverified
Morphophonemenoun(linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morphemeverified
Morphophonemicsnounthe study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a languageverified
Morris WormnounMWEA worm program written by Robert T. Morris, Jr. that flooded the ARPANET in November, 1988, causing problems for thousands of hosts.Threat
Morse CodenounMWEa telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)verified
Mortality TablenounMWEan actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etcverified
Mortgage-Backed SecuritynounMWEa security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the publicverified
Mortificationnoun(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)verified
Mortise JointnounMWEa gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusverified
Mortise-And-Tenon JointnounMWEa joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the otherverified
Mosaicismnounthe condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeupverified
Mosquitonountwo-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animalsverified
Mosquito FernnounMWEsmall free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical Americaverified
Mosquito HawknounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Mosquito NetnounMWEa fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitosverified
Mosquitofishnounsilvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indiesverified
Moss AnimalnounMWEsessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentaclesverified
Moss CampionnounMWEtuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North Americaverified
Moss LocustnounMWElarge shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowersverified
Moss PhloxnounMWElow tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowersverified
Moss PinknounMWElow tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowersverified
Moss-Troopernouna marauder and plunderer, originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotlandverified
Mossy-Cup OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cupsverified
Mothnountypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaeverified
Moth BeannounMWEEast Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical podsverified