a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. “Fat meadow ground.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]
Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass. --
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass (Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. --
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. (Zool.) (a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver. (b) The American coot (Fulica). (c) The clapper rail. --
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called also field mouse, and field vole. --
Meadow mussel (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus Anthus, as Anthus 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 (Zool.), the common or jack snipe. [ 1913 Webster ]