| genus gyromitra | (n) a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown |
| gyromitra | (n) any fungus of the genus Gyromitra |
| gyromitra californica | (n) a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California, Syn. California false morel |
| gyromitra esculenta | (n) a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown, Syn. beefsteak morel, brain mushroom |
| gyromitra fastigiata | (n) a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk, Syn. Gyromitra brunnea |
| gyromitra gigas | (n) a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time |
| gyromitra infula | (n) a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even, Syn. saddled-shaped false morel |
| gyromitra sphaerospora | (n) a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains, Syn. round-spored gyromitra |
| mitra | (n) Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth |
| mitral | (adj) of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve, Example: mitral insufficiency |
| mitral | (adj) relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics |
| mitral stenosis | (n) obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever), Syn. mitral valve stenosis |
| mitral valve | (n) valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle, Syn. bicuspid valve, left atrioventricular valve |
| mitral valve prolapse | (n) cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart |
| semitrailer | (n) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle, Syn. semi |
| semitrance | (n) a trancelike state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent |
| translucence | (n) the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely, Syn. semitransparency, translucency |
| translucent | (adj) allowing light to pass through diffusely, Syn. semitransparent, Example: translucent amber; semitransparent curtains at the windows |
| Mitraille | ‖n. [ F. See Mitrailleur. ] Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mitrailleur | ‖n. [ F. ] 1. (Mil.) One who serves a mitrailleuse. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A mitralleuse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Mitrailleuse | ‖n. [ F., fr. mitrailler to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite a mite. ] (Mil.) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly. [ obsolescent ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mitral | a. [ Cf. F. mitral. See Miter. ] Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the mitral valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Semitransept | n. (Arch.) The half of a transept; as, the north semitransept of a church. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Semitranslucent | a. Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Semitransparency | n. Imperfect or partial transparency. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Semitransparent | a. Half or imperfectly transparent. [ 1913 Webster ] |
