| marron |
a large European chestnut, esp. one candied or preserved in syrup. |
| marrons glacés |
chestnuts glazed or coated with sugar or syrup; candied chestnuts. |
| marrow |
the soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities. [2 definitions] |
| marrowbone |
a bone that contains edible marrow, often used for making soups and stocks. |
| marrowfat |
a variety of pea having large, plump seeds. |
| marry |
to take in marriage as one's life partner; wed. [5 definitions] |
| Mars |
in Roman mythology, the god of war; Ares. [2 definitions] |
| Marsala |
a dark and often very sweet wine. |
| Marseillaise |
(French) the national anthem of France. |
| marseille |
(sometimes cap.) a thick, strong cotton fabric with figures or stripes in a raised weave, often used for bedspreads. |
| marsh |
a wet, low-lying area, often thick with tall grasses; bog. |
| marshal |
in the United States, a Federal officer whose duties are like those of a sheriff. [8 definitions] |
| marsh gas |
a gas, mostly methane, that is produced by the decomposition of organic matter. |
| marsh hawk |
see "northern harrier." |
| marshland |
an area largely consisting of marshes or swamps. |
| marshmallow |
a spongy confection made of corn syrup, sugar, egg whites, and gelatin. [2 definitions] |
| marsh mallow |
a pink-flowered European mallow common to marshes and now growing in eastern North America, the root of which was once an ingredient in the confection known as marshmallow. |
| marsh marigold |
a plant bearing bright yellow flowers that grows in marshes and lowland meadows; cowslip. |
| marshy |
of, resembling, or containing a marsh or marshes. |
| marsupial |
having, concerning, or being similar to an animal's external pouch or fold of skin in which young are carried in their early stage of development. [3 definitions] |
| marsupium |
an external abdominal pouch or fold of skin bearing mammary glands in which a female marsupial keeps her young. |