MAPPA

(Lat.). n. f. Ma2p(ma3p)'pa3. 1. A napkin or towel. [A, 312 (a, 48).] 2. A genus of euphorbiaceous trees. [B, 19 (a, 35).] M. tanaria. A species of M. (2d def.) found in the Indian Archipelago, the astringent bark of which is used in diarrhrea and similar diseases. [B, 180 (a, 35).] M. ventris [Vesalius]. See OMENTUM. MAPROUNEA (Lat.), MAFROUNIA (Lat.), [s. 711]