(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
marlowesque
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
