n. A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.
‖n. [ Sp. ] A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes. J. Stevens.
a. [ LL. machicolatus, p. p. of machicolare, machicollare. See Machicolation. ] Having machicolations. “Machicolated turrets.” C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. LL. machicolamentum, machacolladura, F. mâchicolis, mâchecoulis; perh. fr. F. mèche match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis, flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. Match for making fire, and Cullis. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. mâchicoulis. ] (Mil. Arch.) Same as Machicolation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also