the capital of the bishoprick of the same name, and of the circle of Westphalia, situated on the river Aa: E. long. 7° 10', N. lat. 52°.

Münster, is also a town of Germany, in the Landgraviate of Alsatia, subject to France: E. long. 7° 5', N. lat. 48°.

Münster Meinfelt, a town of Germany, in the circle of the lower Rhine, and electorate of Trier: E. long. 7°, N. lat. 50° 15'.

Münsterberg, the capital of the duchy of the same name in Silesia: E. long. 16°, N. lat. 50° 35'.

Muntingia, in botany, a genus of the polyandria monogyne class. The calyx consists of five segments, and the corolla of five petals; and the berry has one cell containing many seeds. There is but one species, a native of America.