missouri : Idioms & Phrases


capital of missouri

  • noun capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
    Jefferson City.
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little missouri

  • noun a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
    Little Missouri.
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little missouri river

  • noun a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
    Little Missouri.
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missouri compromise

  • noun an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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missouri goldenrod

  • noun similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller
    Solidago missouriensis.
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missouri gourd

  • noun perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
    wild pumpkin; Cucurbita foetidissima; calabazilla; buffalo gourd; prairie gourd; prairie gourd vine.
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missouri primrose

  • noun evening-opening primrose of south central United States
    Ozark sundrops; Oenothera macrocarpa.
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missouri river

  • noun the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
    Missouri.
    • The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
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