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Mab"by (?), n. A spirituous liquor
or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.

||Ma*bo"lo (?), n. (Bot.) A
kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the
Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It
bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.

Mac (?). [Gael., son.] A prefix, in names of Scotch
origin, signifying son.

||Ma*ca"co (?), n. [Cf. Pg.
macaco.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species
of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-
tailed lemur (L. catta).

||Ma*ca"cus (?), n. [NL., a word of
African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.]
(Zoöl.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the
East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.

Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion (?), n. The
process or act of macadamizing.

Mac*ad"am*ize (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Macadamized (?); p.


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