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  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.

  Sturnella
       n : a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks [syn: genus
           Sturnella]

  Sturnella
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Icteridae the meadowlarks)

  Sturnella
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Icteridae the meadowlarks)

  Sturnella
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Icteridae the meadowlarks)