n. [ Gr. &unr_;, n. pl., menses (&unr_; in + &unr_; month) + &unr_; leading, fr. &unr_; to lead: cf. F. emménagogue. ] (Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a hard red wheat (Triticum dicoccum) grown especially in Russia and Germany; also grown in the U. S. as stock feed.
n. [ OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant. ] (Zoöl.) An ant. [ chiefly dialect ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Emmet hunter (Zoöl.),
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, emmetropia. [ 1913 Webster ]
The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly for all distances. J. Le Conte. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) Same as Emmetropia. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. Immew. ] To mew or coop up. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]