Vocabulary : Mahaled to Mahoe

Mahaled : A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.
Maharajah : A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Maharif : An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
Maharmah : A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.
Mahatma : One of a class of sages, or "adepts," reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men.

Mahdi : Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.
Mahdiism : See Mahdism.
Mahdism : Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title.
Mahl-stick : See Maul-stick.
Mahoe : A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.

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