Mo"ric (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see Morin); as,
moric acid.
Mor"ice (?), n. See Morisco.
Mo*rig"er*ate (?), a. [L. morigeratus, p. p. of morigerari to comply
with. See Morigerous.] Obedient. [Obs.]
Mo*rig`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. morigeratio.] Obsequiousness; obedience.
[Obs.] Evelyn.
Mo*rig"er*ous (?), a. [L. morigerus; mos, moris, custom, manner +
gerere to bear, conduct.] Obedient; obsequious. [Obs.] Brathwait.
Mor"il (?), n. [F. morille; cf. OHG. morhila, G. morchel, OHG. morha
carrot. See More a root.] (Bot.) An edible fungus. Same as 1st Morel.
Mo"rin (?), n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance of acid
properties extracted from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly called
Morus tinctoria); - - called also moric acid.
Mo*rin"da (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly
East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes.
The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.
Mo*rin"din (?), n. (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root
bark of an East Indian plant (Morinda citrifolia).
Mor"i*nel` (?), n. [Cf. F. morinelle.] (Zoöl.) The dotterel.
Mo*rin"ga (?), n. [Malayam murunggi.] (Bot.) A genus of trees of
Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma)
is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of M. aptera,
are known in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil
of ben.
Mo*rin"gic (?), a. (Chem.) Designating an organic acid obtained from
oil of ben. See Moringa.
Mo`rin*tan"nic (?), a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from
fustic (Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria) as a yellow crystalline
substance; -- called also maclurin.
Mo"ri*on (?), n. [F. morion, Sp. morrion; cf. Sp. morra the upper part
of the head, morro anything that is round.] A kind of open helmet,
without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.
A battered morion on his brow.
Sir W. Scott.
Mo"ri*on, n. [G.] (Min.) A dark variety of smoky quartz.
Mo"ri*o*plas`ty (?), n. [Gr. &?; piece (dim. of &?; a part + -plasty.]
(Surg.) The restoration of lost parts of the body.
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Mo*ris"co (m*rs"k), a. [Sp. See Morris the dance.] Moresque.
Mo*ris"co, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.] A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a)
The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance.
Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque
decoration or architecture.
Mo"risk (?), n. Same as Morisco.
Mor"kin (?), n. [Akin to Sw. murken putrefied, Icel. morkinn putrid.] A
beast that has died of disease or by mischance. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.