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A pratensis Meadow Mead"ow, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. ``Fat meadow
ground.' --Milton.
Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow grass (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the
genus Poa, common in meadows, and of great value for nay
and for pasture. See Grass.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow lark (Zo["o]l.), any species of Sturnella, a genus
of American birds allied to the starlings. The common
species (S. magna) has a yellow breast with a black
crescent.
Meadow mouse (Zo["o]l.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola,
as the common American species A. riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zo["o]l.), an American ribbed mussel
(Modiola plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zo["o]l.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as A. pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zo["o]l.), the common or jack snipe.
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Mead"ow, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. ``Fat meadow
ground.' --Milton.
Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow grass (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the
genus Poa, common in meadows, and of great value for nay
and for pasture. See Grass.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow lark (Zo["o]l.), any species of Sturnella, a genus
of American birds allied to the starlings. The common
species (S. magna) has a yellow breast with a black
crescent.
Meadow mouse (Zo["o]l.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola,
as the common American species A. riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zo["o]l.), an American ribbed mussel
(Modiola plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zo["o]l.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as A. pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zo["o]l.), the common or jack snipe.
Anemone pratensis Pulsatilla Pul`sa*til"la, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower.
This genus is now merged in Anemone}. Some species, as
Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone pratensis, and Anemone
patens, are used medicinally.
Anthus pratensis Pipit Pip"it, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
to Anthus and allied genera, of the family
Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in
habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They
are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks.
Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the tree
pipit, or tree lark (A. trivialis); and the rock
pipit, or sea lark (A. obscurus) are well-known
European species. The common American pipit, or brown
lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species
(A. Spraguei) is called the American skylark, on
account of its musical powers.
Anthus pratensis Titlark Tit"lark`, n. [Tit a small bird + lark.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus,
Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks
in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the
European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
C pratensis Corncrake Corn"crake` (-kr?k`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain
fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn
bird.
Poa pratensis Kentucky Ken*tuck"y, n.
One of the United States.
Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow
grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America.
See under Blue grass.
Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree
(Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It
produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which
have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is
very valuable.
Poa pratensis Blue grass Blue" grass` (Bot.)
A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems,
valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass.
Kentucky blue grass, a species of grass (Poa pratensis)
which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is
valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and
drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.
S pratensis Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus
saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See
Safe.] (Bot.)
(a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with
grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.
The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which
many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet
sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
(b) The sagebrush.
Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S.
pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe.
Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green
by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which
are added to the milk.
Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a
more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.
Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves
of garden sage.
Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush
plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the
plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female
sage hen.
Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare
(Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid
regions of Western North America and lives among
sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely
a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.
Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse.
Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza
Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains
of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.
Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes
montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western
North America.
Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis)
forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green
leaves.
Silaus pratensis Meadow Mead"ow, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. ``Fat meadow
ground.' --Milton.
Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow grass (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the
genus Poa, common in meadows, and of great value for nay
and for pasture. See Grass.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow lark (Zo["o]l.), any species of Sturnella, a genus
of American birds allied to the starlings. The common
species (S. magna) has a yellow breast with a black
crescent.
Meadow mouse (Zo["o]l.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola,
as the common American species A. riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zo["o]l.), an American ribbed mussel
(Modiola plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zo["o]l.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as A. pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zo["o]l.), the common or jack snipe.
