Definition Lists¶

Definition lists pair a term with one or more definitions. Markdown sticks to a simple pattern:

Apple
:   Pomaceous fruit of plants of the genus Malus in
    the family Rosaceae.

Orange
:   The fruit of an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus.

Which renders as:

Apple: Pomaceous fruit of plants of the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.
Orange: The fruit of an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus.

LATEX output:

\begin{description}
\item[Apple] Pomaceous fruit of plants of the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.
\item[Orange] The fruit of an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus.
\end{description}