Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monera.
— n.
Defn: One of the Monera.
MONERON
Mo*ne"ron, n.; pl. L. Monera; E. Monerons. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monera.
MONERULA
Mo*ner"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of moner. See Monera.] (Biol.)
Defn: A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one- celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.
MONESIA
Mo*ne"sia, n. (Pharm.)
Defn: The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from
South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree
Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum. It is used as an alterative and
astringent.
MONESIN
Mo*ne"sin, n.
Defn: The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.