(zoology) (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food


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    [mak-ruh-feyj] /ˈmæk rəˌfeɪdʒ/ noun, Cell Biology. 1. a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis. /ˈmækrəʊˌfeɪdʒ/ noun 1. any large phagocytic cell occurring in the blood, lymph, and connective tissue of vertebrates See also histiocyte n. 1890, from macro- + […]

  • Madder-family

    noun 1. the large plant family Rubiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having simple, opposite, or whorled leaves, usually four- or five-lobed flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or nut, and including the gardenia, madder, partridgeberry, and shrubs and trees that are the source of coffee, ipecac, and quinine.

  • Madder-lake

    noun 1. a strong purple-red color. 2. a pigment of this color formerly obtained from the madder root, characterized chiefly by lack of permanence.

  • Madder

    [mad-er] /ˈmæd ər/ noun 1. any plant of the genus Rubia, especially the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers. Compare . 2. the root of this plant, formerly used in dyeing. 3. the dye or coloring matter itself. 4. a color produced by such a dye. [mad-er] /ˈmæd ər/ […]
