{ } v. t. [ L. malaxare, malaxatum, cf. Gr. &unr_;, fr. malako`s soft: cf. F. malaxer. ] To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. malaxatio: cf. F. malaxation. ] The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; it is cosmopolitan.
Syn. -- genus Malaxis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals.
Syn. -- green adder's mouth, Malaxis ophioglossoides. [ WordNet 1.5 ]