| missouri | (n) a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union, Syn. MO, Show Me State |
| missouri | (n) the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis, Syn. Missouri River |
| missouri | (n) a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri |
| missouri | (n) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri |
| missourian | (n) a native or resident of Missouri |
| missouri compromise | (n) an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories |
| missouri goldenrod | (n) similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller, Syn. Solidago missouriensis |
| missouri primrose | (n) evening-opening primrose of south central United States, Syn. Ozark sundrops, Oenothera macrocarpa |
