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method, methodo Greek a system<br />

methys- Greek intoxicated, drunk, from ancient Greek µέθυσις, methysis, drunkeness, from µεθύειν,<br />

methyein, to be drunk, from µέθν, wine.<br />

methysticus intoxicating, from ancient Greek µεθυστικός, methystikos, from µεθυστής, methystes, drunkard<br />

in Hellenistic Greek.<br />

metonymy from classical Latin metnymia or its etymon Hellenistic Greek µετωνυµία, metonomia, lit. ‘change<br />

of name’, from ancient Greek µετα-, meta-, <strong>with</strong>, after, between, and -ωνυµία, -onymia, from Doric and Aeolic<br />

Greek ὄνυµα, -onyma, name, word. Rhetorically, a figure of speech; in extended use, abbreviated in<br />

definitions as meton.<br />

metop, metopi, metopo Greek the forehead<br />

metr, metra, metri, metro Greek measure; the uterus, womb; a mother<br />

metr- referring to the center (heart) of an entity<br />

metrio Greek moderately<br />

metropolitanus from the Metropolis. Up, up, and away!<br />

Metroxylon heartwood, New Latin, from metr- and -xylon<br />

Metrosideros heart of iron<br />

-metry Greek measurement<br />

metulifer, metuliferus forming projections.<br />

meum, -meum Latin a kind of plant<br />

mexicanus -a -um mexica'nus (mex-i-KAY-nus) of Mexican origin, of or from Mexico.<br />

Mezereum, mezereon dwarf bay Daphne, Daphne Mezereum, <strong>with</strong> olive-like foliage, fragrant purplish or rosecoloured<br />

flowers, and poisonous red berries; or also foreboding, deadly; from Middle English mizerion, from<br />

Medieval Latin mezereon, from Arabic māzaryūn, from Persian māzaryūn or a similar form in another Iranian<br />

language. “The word was borrowed into post-classical Latin from medieval Arabic medical writings; the Arabic<br />

word is given by Ḥunayn bin Isḥāq (9th cent.) in a translation of Dioscorides, as equivalent to Hellenistic Greek<br />

χαµελαία, khamelaia” (OED)<br />

mezzo Italian the middle; half<br />

miar, miaro Greek defiled, stained <strong>with</strong> blood<br />

miasm-, miasma, miasmo Greek pollution<br />

mic-, mica- referring to mica, glittering<br />

mica, -mica, micar Latin a crumb<br />

micace Latin granular<br />

micaceus mica-like.<br />

micans mi'cans (MY-kans) glittering, sparkling, shining, glistening.<br />

micell-, micella Latin a little crumb, , and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix.<br />

michauxii<br />

michauxioides michauxia-like (Michauxia: Campanulaceae)<br />

michauxianus, michauxiana for Andre Michaux (1746-1802), French botanist, or his son Francois Andre<br />

Michaux (1770-1855), a botanist known for his work on North American trees, or a reference to both.<br />

michiganense of or from Michigan<br />

micr-, micro Greek small, from ancient Greek µικρο-, combining form of µικρός, small, from σµικρός.<br />

Compare classical Latin mīca, grain, crumb particle.<br />

micracanthus small-spined, having small thorns, from Greek mikros, small, and ακανθος, akanthos, spiny,<br />

thorny.<br />

micradenius having small glands.<br />

micrancistrus having small or minute barbs.<br />

micranthus -a -um micran'thus (my-KRAN-thus) <strong>with</strong> minute small flowers, from Greek µικρο- micro-, small,<br />

and ἄνθος, anthos, flower.<br />

microacanthus <strong>with</strong> small thorns, from Greek and ακανθος, akanthos, spiny, thorny..<br />

microbotrys microbot'rys (my-kro-BOT-ris)<br />

microcalycus, microcalyx <strong>with</strong> a small calyx.<br />

microcarpon, microcarpus -a -um microcar'pus (my-kro-KAR-pus) small-fruited, <strong>with</strong> small fruit.<br />

microcephalus -a -um microceph'alus (my-kro-SEF-a-lus) <strong>with</strong> a small or short head, a RE, small headed,<br />

µικροκέϕαλος, from micros, michro µικρο-, adjective, small, little, short, -o-, Greek connecting vowel and κεφαλη,<br />

cephele, noun, head, front, end point, source, top, chief person.<br />

microcerus having small thorns.

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