maria

Plural: maria

Noun

• Broad, dark, basaltic plains on the Moon's surface.
• a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
• valuable timber tree of Panama
• plural of mare (“lunar plain”).

Examples

• The Scrabble player, an astronomer, chuckled as she played MARIA across two bonus squares.

Synonyms

Calophyllum longifolium, mare