matric

prop. n. A genus of chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; it comprises plants sometimes included in other genera, such as Tanacetum and Tripleurospermum.
Syn. -- genus Matricaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. matrice. See Matrix. ] See Matrix. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. centered upon the mother. [ Narrower terms: matriarchal (vs. patriarchal) ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to matricide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. matricidium; mater mother + coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide. See Mother, and cf. Homicide. ] 1. The murder of a mother by her son or daughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ L. matricida: cf. F. matricide. ] One who murders one's own mother. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Matriculated p. pr. & vb. n. Matriculating. ] [ L. matricula a public roll or register, dim. of matrix a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See Matrix. ] To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register. [ 1913 Webster ]

In discovering and matriculating the arms of commissaries from North America. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Matriculated. Skelton. -- n. One who is matriculated. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]