MORGAN


Meaning of MORGAN in English

I. ˈmȯgən noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect marg, perhaps short for obsolete English margaret daisy, from Middle English margarette, from Middle French margarite daisy, pearl — more at margarite

dialect England : any of various plants of the genus Anthemis

II. ˈmȯrgən, ˈmȯ(ə)g- noun

Etymology: after Justin Morgan died 1798 American teacher who owned the stallion that became the progenitor of the breed

1. usually capitalized : an American breed of light horses originated in Vermont from the progeny of one prepotent stallion of uncertain ancestry and various native mares

2. -s often capitalized : a horse of the Morgan breed

III. ˈmȯrgən, ˈmȯ(ə)g- noun

( -s )

Etymology: after Thomas Hunt Morgan died 1945 American geneticist

1. : a unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome that is used in constructing genetic maps and is equal to the distance for which the frequency of crossing-over between specific pairs of genes is 100 percent

2. : centimorgan herein

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.