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nouna projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise jointtype of:part of:
Definition that contains tenon
- cube any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
- derris any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
- mortise cut a hole for a tenon in
- mortise a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
- montespan French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
- mortise join by a tenon and mortise
- dovetail a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
- catgut perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
- yam bean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
- marquise de montespan French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)