A German mark of gold standard, as opposed to on paper
kalidium
kalidium
noun
(botany) A type of algal cystocarp
lameduck
landmark
landmark
noun
(figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
(historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
verb
(US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
leukemid
leukemid
noun
A non-specific skin lesion that occurs with leukemia but is not related to leukemic cell infiltration.
maidlike
maidlike
adj
(archaic, poetic) maidenly
Resembling or characteristic of a maid (female domestic servant).
markedly
markedly
adv
In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.
markland
markland
noun
An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
milkmaid
milkmaid
noun
(historical) A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm
milkshed
milkshed
noun
(agriculture, economics) A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
A shed in which animals are milked. (Contrast milkhouse, a building or portion thereof where milk is cooled and stored pending transport.)
milkweed
milkweed
noun
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
milkwood
milkwood
noun
(South Africa) Mimusops zeyheri, the Transvaal red milkwood.
(South Africa) Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood
(South Asia, Australia) Alstonia scholaris (scholar tree, milky pine), and other species in the genus Alstonia.
Many species of the genus Tabernaemontana, that are native to the Americas.
Trimeris scaevolifolia, a tree endemic to the Atlantic island of St. Helena.
