Section M, N, and O

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-- Mountain
cat (Zoöl.), the catamount. See
Catamount. -- Mountain chain, a
series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or
consecutive lines or curves. -- Mountain cock
(Zoöl.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
-- Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of
asbestus, resembling cork in its texture. -- Mountain
crystal. See under Crystal. --
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of
the genus Simaruba (S. amarga) growing in the West
Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used
in medicine. -- Mountain dew, Scotch
whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the
mountains. [Humorous] -- Mountain ebony
(Bot.), a small leguminous tree (Bauhinia
variegata) of the East and West Indies; -- so called because of
its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning. --
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of
asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus.

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