mango hummer (manggohumer)

Same mangold, mangold-wurzel (mang'gold, -wer" zl ), n. Same as mangel - wurzel. mang on at (mang gō-nä), n. [ML., also man gan a, manganum: see mangonel, mangle2.] A military engine for throwing stones, darts, etc. See mangonel. gon a , an engine for throwing stones: see man- gle2.] A military engine formerly used for throwing stones, etc. Sette Mahon at the mangonel and mulle-stones throweth, With crokes and with kalketrappes a-cloye we hem Piers Plowman (C), xxi. 295. Mid mangenels & ginnes hor either to other caste. Rob . of Gloucester , p. 566. Withoute stroke, it mot be take, Of trepeget or mangonel . dense tree with astringent fruit, common in the East Indies. mangrove (mang'grov), n. [Formerly also mangrowe (1670); appar. an altered form, sim- ulating E. grove , of mango , or some similar form (cf. F. manglier , Sp. mangle , NL. mangle , mangrove) of Malay manggi - manggi , mangrove.] 1. A tree of the genus Rhizophora , chiefly R. mucronata ( R. Mangle ), the common man- grove, abounding on tropical shores in both hemispheres. It is a low tree of most singular habit, IMG:content-0183.png:[graphic] remarkable for a copious development of adventitious roots, which arch out from the lower part of the trunk, and at length descend from the branches; it is peculiar also in that its seed germinates in the fruit, sending down its radicle into the mud, sometimes a distance of sev- eral feet, before detachment from the parent. By these means the mangrove spreads thickly over the tidal mud, 2. Manhood; virility. forming impenetrable and highly malarial bogs, hun- dreds of miles in length. The wood is valuable for fuel, for piles, etc., and is susceptible of a beautiful polish. The astringent bark is useful in medicine and for tanning. The fruit is of a dry and coriaceous texture. See cut in preceding column. 2. Another plant of similar habit, especially a plant of the genus Avicennia . They are lit- toral trees, widely diffused in the tropics, throwing out a tangled ma of arching roots above ground, and sending up abundant asparagus-like shoots from the underground roots. The seed also germinates as it ripens. A. offici- nalis (including A. to mentos a), called white mangrove , ex- tends to Australia and New Zealand, the manawa of the Maoris, mistakenly reported to yield an aromatic gum. A. nitid a of tropical America and Africa is the black or olive mangrove. See blackwood , 3. 3. In zool ., the mango-fish. - Red mangrove, a Guiana form or name of the common mangrove. White mangrove. See def. 2; also, the white buttonwood The lazy engines of outlandish birth, Couched like a king each on its bank of earth- species, or indeed the forms and shapes of flowers con- siderably. Evelyn, Calendarium Hortense, March. Hist . What will you ask for them a week, captain? Tuc . No, you mang on i zing slave, I will not part from them. B. Jonson, Poetaster, iii. 1. 2. To fatten, as slaves, for sale. mangoose, n. See mongoos , mangostan (mang'gō-stan), n. See mangosteen . mangosteen (mang'gō-stēn), n. [Also mango- stan ; = F. mango us tan (the tree), mangouste (the fruit), mangusta , mang is .] The imp or- tant tropical fruit-tree Garcinia Mangostan a ; also, its product. Occasionally written mango- stine. Wild mangosteen, Diospyros Embryopteris , a IMG:content-0184.png:[subsumed][merged small][ocr errors][subsumed][merged small] See buttonwood , 1. mangrove-bark (mang'grōv-bärk), n . The bark of the common mangrove, of Avicennia offici- nalis , and of several similar East Indian trees, valuable for tanning. Also mangle -bark. mangrove-cuckoo (mang'grōv-kükö), n. An American tree-cuckoo, Coccyzus seniculus or C. minor, found in Florida and some of the West Indian islands: so called from frequenting man- groves. It resembles the common C. american us , and is of about the same size, but the under parts are pale orange- brown instead of white, and the auriculars are dusky. See Coccyzine. mangrove-hen (mang'grōv-hen), n . The com- mon salt-water marsh-hen or clapper-rail, Ral- lus longirostris or R. crepitans . [West Indies.] mangrove-snapper (mang'grōv-snap"ėr), n. The bastard snapper, Lutjanus ( Rhomboplites ) aurorubens , a sparoid fish of the West Indies and northward to South Carolina. It is about a foot long, and of a vermilion or rosy hue in different parts, with irregular yellow spots on the sides. This fish tech- nically differs from other snappers of the same genus in having a diamond-shaped patch of vomerine teeth and feeble canines. See snapper . mangue (mangg), n . [African (?).] A viverrine quadruped of Africa, Cro arch us obscurus ,about 19 inches long, of a nearly uniform dark-brown color, paler on the head, the feet blackish, and the snout long and slender. Mangusta (mang-gus'tä), n . [NL. (Cuvier), after F.mangouste : see mongoose .] A generic name of ichneumons or mongooses: same as Herpestes . mangyt (mān'ji), n . See mange2 , n . IMG:content-0185.png:[blocks in formation] Thou mayst, syn thou hast wysdom and manhede, A emblen al the folk of oure kynrede. A than asian Creed , [English] Book of Common Prayer. Therefore thy humiliation shall exalt With thee thy manhood also to this throne. IMG:content-0186.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-0187.png:[graphic] Manhood suffrage. See sufrage . = Syn. 3. Bravery, firm- ne , stanchne . mania (ma'ni-ä), n. [Early mod. E. manie (see manie ), manie , manie , F. manie = Sp. manía =Pg. It. mania ; mania , madne (a disease of cattle), ML. NL. insanity, μανία , madne , frenzy, μαίνεσθαι , μαίνεσθαι , rage, be mad; akin to μένος , mind, ind, μῆνις , μῆνις , wrath, wrath, etc.: see mind1 .] 1. Any form or phase of insanity with exalt a- tion of spirits and rapidity of mental action; specifically, a psychoneurosis with these as the fundamental features. In a mania in this strict sense there may be delusions, but they fail of the systematized character of those of par anœa. Delusions and hallucina- tions may also be present. The attack may last for days, or months, or years. The prognosis is not very unfavorable. The cases i ue in recovery, in death by exhaustion and in- tercurrent disease, and a considerable proportion in per- - manent imbecility. 2. An eager, uncontrolled, or uncontrollable desire: as, a mania for drink; in colloquial use, a "rage" or craze for something: as, a mania for first editions. mania Mania a potu, madne from drinking; delirium tremens. - Mania gravis. Same as Bell's disease (which see, under disease).-Mania transit or i a, insanity coming on suddenly in individuals previously sane, and not the delirium of an epileptic attack, which it resembles. = Syn. 1. In sanity, Lunacy, etc. See insanity. man i ablet (man'i-a-bl), a. [ Learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, man i able, and pliant to government. Bacon, Advancement of Learning, i. 23. maniac (ma'ni-ak), a. and n. [= F. maniaque = Sp. maníaco = Pg. It. maniaco, II. n. One who raves with madne ; a mad man. All their symptoms agree with those of epileptics and maniacs, who fancied they had evil spirits within them. Farmer, Demoniacs of the New Testament, i. 8. maniacal (ma-ni'a-kal), a. [ Epilepsis and maniacal lunacies usually conform to the age of the moon. N. Grew , Cosmologia Sacra. manicate (man'i-kāt), a . [ manch2 .] In bot ., covered with hairs or pubescence so dense and interwoven into a ma that they form a ti ue which can be easily stripped off. Manichæism, n. See Manicheism . Manic he an, Manichæan (man-i-kē'an), a . and n . [F. Manichéen ; as Manichee + -an.] I. a . Of or pertaining to the Manicheans. As dreadful as the Manic he an god, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. Cowper , Task, v. 444. II. n. One of a religious body, adherents of Mani, Manes, or Manichæus, a native of Persia or some neighboring country, in the third century. Its doctrines and features were derived from Gnostic, Buddhistic, Zoroastrian, and various other sources. These it attempted to combine with Christianity, and it is generally cla ed among Gnostic sects. Its theology was dualistic, representing the conflict between light and darkne , and including belief in the inherent evil of matter. Its morality was profe edly ascetic, but profligacy of life and cruel or immoral ceremonial were generally attributed to it in both its earlier and its later forms. It had an organized priesthood, and recognized a distinction between its esoteric cla (the "elect" or "perfect") and the "hearers." It originated in Persia, but soon extended into the Roman empire, and existed as late as the seventh century. The Paulicians, Albigenses, Catharists, etc., developed it into new forms, retaining many of its features, and hence were styled "New Manicheans." The title Manic he an , or New Manic he an , was an epithet used opprobriously in the controversies of the middle ages.