(Britain, slang, now chiefly archaic or humorous) Mother. / (anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”)

(biology) Someone or something that mates.

(Southern US, Appalachia, informal) Tomato.

plural of mater

plural of 'mater

(anatomy) The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

(anatomy) The middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.

(music) A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn

(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.