(n) a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521, Syn. Marianas, Ladrone Islands
(n) small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood, Syn. Picea mariana, spruce pine
(n) deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock, Syn. Lyonia mariana, stagger bush