mincemeat (mĭnsʹmētʹ). A mixture of meat, apples, raisins, etc., to be used as a pie filling.
mistletoe (mĭsʹ ʹl tō). A vine having waxy white berries.
muskrat (mŭskʹrătʹ). A small fur-bearing animal living in holes in the banks of streams or lakes.
myriads (mĭrʹĭ ădz). Large numbers.
parsonage (pär ʹs’na᷵j). The house occupied by the minister of a church.
persimmon (pẽr sĭmʹŭn). A plum-like fruit.
Pharaoh (fāʹrō). The name of the kings of Egypt in the long-ago time.
pioneer (pīʹo᷵ nērʹ). One who goes first to make a home in an unsettled country.
pippin (pĭpʹĭn). A general name for apple. Here means “something extra good.”
pithy (pĭthʹĭ). Soft and spongy.