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Adjective: matriarchal  `mey-tree'aa(r)-kul
  1. Characteristic of a matriarchy
    "She attributes the achievements of all the classical cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to their retention of matriarchal elements"

See also: maternal, matriarchic, matriarchy, matricentric

Antonym: patriarchal

Encyclopedia: Matriarchal

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Matricaria
Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria inodorum
Matricaria matricarioides
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