Mother of pearl (disambiguation)

Mother of pearl is a common name for nacre, a composite material formed by molluscs. Mother of pearl, also spelt mother-of-pearl, may also refer to:

Biology

 * Catasetum pileatum, commonly known as mother of pearl flower
 * Patania ruralis, commonly known as mother of pearl moth
 * Two genera of butterflies:
 * Protogoniomorpha, commonly known as mother-of-pearls
 * Salamis (butterfly), commonly known as mother-of-pearls

Songs

 * "Mother of Pearl", a song by Roxy Music from the album Stranded
 * "Mother of Pearl", a song by Nellie McKay from the album Obligatory Villagers

Other uses

 * Mother of Pearl (novel), a 1999 novel by Melinda Haynes
 * Mother-of-pearl cloud, another name for a polar stratospheric cloud