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margarine a butter substitute made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, milk, coloring agents, and other ingredients; oleo.
margarita a cocktail made of tequila and lemon or lime juice and usu. served in a glass whose rim is coated with salt.
margarite a mineral related to mica that has a pearly sheen.
margay a spotted cat of Central and South America that resembles an ocelot.
margin an edge and the border area near it. [9 definitions]
marginal of, concerning, near, or forming a margin. [4 definitions]
marginalia notes in the margin or margins of a book or other printed matter.
marginalize to exclude or treat as being of no importance, esp. so as to divert attention from.
marginate having a margin or distinct border. [2 definitions]
margrave the military governor of a medieval German border province.
margravine a margrave's wife or widow.
marguerite a plant that is cultivated for its daisylike, yellow-centered, pink, yellow, and white flowers.
maria pl. of mare2.
mariachi a street band in Mexico, its members often playing dance music and wearing traditional costumes. [3 definitions]
Maria Montessori Italian-born U.S. psychiatrist and educator who founded an educational method for young children that emphasizes self-directed, independent learning and nurture of the whole personality (b.1870--d.1952).
mariculture the cultivation, in salt water, of marine organisms.
Marie Curie a Polish-born chemist and physicist in France (b.1867--d.1934).
marigold any of various garden plants that bear showy yellow, orange, or red and yellow blossoms. [2 definitions]
marijuana the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, often smoked for its euphoric effect.
marimba a large musical instrument similar to a xylophone, consisting of a series of graduated hardwood bars, usu. with resonators beneath them, that are struck with small mallets.
marina a harbor that has docks, services, and supplies for yachts and other pleasure boats.