See under Maple. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖/mhw>, n. (Zool.) See Dermoptera, Dermopteran.

n. [ Haema- + Gr. faio`s dusky. ] (Physiol.) A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haema + -pod. ] (Zool.) An haemapodous animal. G. Rolleston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Haema- + Gr. poihtiko`s productive. ] (Physiol.) Blood-forming; as, the haemapoietic function of the spleen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] Same as Hemapophysis. -- Haem`a*po*phys"i*al a. [1913 Webster]

n. Same as Haemaphaein. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Hemapophyses . [ NL. See Haema-, and Apophysis. ] (Anat.) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. Owen. -- Hem`a*po*phys"i*al a.

n. Hermaphrodism. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. hermaphrodisme. ] (Biol.) See Hermaphroditism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. hermaphroditus, Gr. &unr_;, so called from the mythical story that Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F. hermaphrodite. ] (Biol.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.) See under Brig. Totten.

{ } a. 1. (Biol.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism. Opposite of dioecious. [ wns=1 ]-- Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly, adv.
Syn. -- monoecious, monecious, hermaphrodite. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

2. Specifically: (Botany) having pistils and stamens in the same flower. Opposite of diclinous. [wns=2]
Syn. -- monoclinous. [WordNet 1.5]

n. (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.

n. [ From F. mappe, in mappemonde map of the world, fr. L. mappa napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Cf. Apron, Napkin, Nappe. ] 1. A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are five principal kinds of projection used in making maps: the orthographic, the stereographic, the globuar, the conical, and the cylindrical, or Mercator's projection. See Projection. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A graphical representation of anything showing the relative arrangement of its parts in a maplike form. [ PJC ]

3. Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mathematics) A relation between two sets in which an element of one set is associated with each element of the other set. Also called a mapping, transformation, or correspondence. [ PJC ]

Map lichen (Bot.), a lichen (Lecidea geographica.) growing on stones in curious maplike figures. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mapped p. pr. & vb. n. Mapping ] To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have mapped it truly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mathematics) To create a mapping between two sets; see map{ 4 }, n.. Also, to create any list of corresponding elements of two sets of things; as, to map the symbols of an ancient language into a modern phonetic alphabet. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Mexican. ] The raccoon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A supposed human-sized slothlike creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. möpurr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder. ] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. Acer saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red maple or swamp maple is Acer rubrum; the silver maple, Acer dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, Acer Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the sycamore maple is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is Acer platanoides. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bird's-eye maple,
Curled maple, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. --
Maple honey,
Maple molasses,
Maple syrup, or
Maple sirup, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. --
Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The natural family of trees Aceraceae, including the maples. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) A tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia (Begonia dregei) having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers.
Syn. -- grape-leaf begonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) An Indian tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also mayeng. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the maplike figures in which certain lichens grow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who makes maps; a cartographer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The making of maps and charts; cartography.
Syn. -- cartography. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Map. ] The making, or study, of maps. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Math.) A function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set. Same as map{ 4 }.
Syn. -- map, correspondence. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. sh^ma a sign + fe`rein to bear: cf. F. sémaphore. ] A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Cf. F. sémaphorique. ] Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By means of a semaphore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who manages or operates a semaphore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; sperm + fe`rein to bear. ] (Bot.) That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the placenta. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Stomapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Stoma, and -poda. ] (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements at a given hour and over an extended region. Such maps usually show the height of the barometer, the temperature of the air, the relative humidity, the state of the weather, and the direction and velocity of the wind. Isobars and isotherms outline the general distribution of temperature and pressure, while shaded areas indicate the sections over which rain has just fallen. Other lines inclose areas where the temperature has fallen or risen markedly. In tabular form are shown changes of pressure and of temperature, maximum and minimum temperatures, and total rain for each weather station since the last issue, usually 12 hours. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]