*madi*

n. 1. 1 a family comrising the pill bugs.
Syn. -- family Armadillidiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.
Syn. -- genus Armadillidium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Armadillos [ Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell. ] (Zool.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
Syn. -- melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The Madia sativa, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See Madia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. madidus, fr. madere to be wet. ] Wet; moist; as, a madid eye. [ R. ] Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Surg.) An instrument to extract hairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A nomad. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Nomad. ] Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. -- No*mad"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. The state of being a nomad. [ 1913 Webster ]