1. One who, or that which, merges.
2. (Law)
Defn: An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.
MERICARP
Mer"i*carp, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.
MERIDE
Mer"ide ( or ), n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed zoides. Perrier.
MERIDIAN Me*rid"i*an, a. Etym: [F. méridien, L. meridianus pertaining to noon, fr. meridies noon, midday, for older medidies; medius mid, middle + dies day. See Mid, and Diurnal.]
1. Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course. "Meridian hour." Milton. Tables … to find the altitude meridian. Chaucer.
2. Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.