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||Mars*de"ni*a (?), n. [NL. From W.
Marsden, an English author.] (Bot.) A genus of
plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant
flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one
species (Marsdenia tinctoria) affords indigo.

{ ||Mar`sei`llais" (?), a. m.
||Mar`sei`llaise" (?), a. f. }[F.] Of
or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its
inhabitants.

Marseillaise hymn, or The
Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, popularly
so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer
then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time
by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution
of August 10, 1792; whence the name.

{ ||Mar`sei`llais", n. m.
||Mar`sei`llaise", n. f. }[F.] A
native or inhabitant of Marseilles.

Mar*seilles" (?), n.


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