Madeira
Pronunciation : Ma*dei"ra
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.]
Definition : Defn: A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. Shak. Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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