Defn: Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.
— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Madrid.
MADRINA
Ma*dri"na, n. Etym: [Sp., prop., a godmother.]
Defn: An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. [S. America]
MADRO
Ma*dro"ña, n. [Sp. madroño.] (Bot.)
Defn: A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madroña apples. [Written also madroño.]
MADRONA; MADRONYA
Ma*dro"ña, n. Etym: [Sp. madroño.] (Bot.)
Defn: A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madroña apples. [Written also madroño.]
MADWORT
Mad"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.