A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
maquette
maquette
noun
A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.
verb
(art, transitive, intransitive, rare) To prepare a maquette (of).
marquita
marquito
melquist
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
mezquite
mezquite
noun
Dated form of mesquite.
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
miquelet
miquelet
noun
(military) An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
moquette
moquette
noun
A kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating, etc.
An article covered in such material.
mosquito
mosquito
noun
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
verb
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
musqueto
mystique
mystique
noun
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
questman
questman
noun
(obsolete) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
(obsolete) A collector of parish rents.
(obsolete) One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
questmen
questmen
noun
plural of questman
quietism
quietism
noun
A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
A state of passive quietness.
quinetum
quinetum
noun
(historical) A mixture of the sulphates of the cinchona alkaloids: a cheap substitute for quinine sulphate.
squamata
squamate
squamate
adj
(chiefly zoology) Covered in scales.
noun
Any reptile of the order Squamata.
squantum
squantum
noun
(US, Nantucket dialect, possibly dated) A picnic on the beach, a clambake.