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Superior (medicine) and Madia (medicine)


Superior (medicine)


superior
<anatomy> Situated above another structure.

<plant biology> Of an ovary, borne above the level of attachment of the Other floral parts, or above the base of a cup (hypanthium) that is free from the ovary and bears the perianth segments and stamens.

Compare: inferior.


Madia (medicine)


madia
<botany> A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.

Origin: NL, fr. Sp. Madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name.

Source: Websters Dictionary