malpighiaceous (ce as sh)

[Mod. Lat. malpighiace ( œ ), Eng. adj. suff. -ous.] 1. Gen.: Of or belonging to the Malpighiaceæ. 2. Spec.: Having, like them, peltate hairs. IMG:content-0872.png:[blocks in formation] Mal thus i an *malt-horse, s. A horse employed in grinding malt; hence, a dull, stupid fellow. "He has no more judgment than a malt - horse ."- Ben Jonson: Every Man in His Humor , i. 5.