Found 3 hits - Term: meadow saxifrage, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saxifrage \sax"ifrage\ ?; 48, n. l. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. f. saxifrage. see fracture, and cf. sassafras,
saxon. bot.
any plant of the genus saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
1913 webster
burnet saxifrage, a european umbelliferous plant
pimpinella saxifraga.
golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
chrysosplenium oppositifolium growing in rivulets in
europe; also, chrysosplenium americanum, common in the
united states. see also under golden.
meadow saxifrage, or pepper saxifrage. see under
meadow.
1913 webster
see also:
fracture sassafras saxon saxifraga burnet saxifrage pimpinella saxifraga
golden saxifrage chrysosplenium oppositifolium chrysosplenium americanum golden meadow saxifrage
pepper saxifrage meadow
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
note: 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 meadowgrass
see also:
meadow beauty deergrass meadow foxtail alopecurus pratensis meadow hay meadow hen
stake-driver fulica meadow mouse arvicola arvicola riparia
field mouse field vole meadow mussel modiola plicatula meadow ore
meadow parsnip parsnip meadow pink pink meadow pipit
anthus anthus pratensis meadow rue thalictrum meadow saffron
saffron meadow sage sage meadow saxifrage silaus pratensis
meadow snipe
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
meadow saxifrage
n : rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white
flowers; europe syn: fair-maids-of-france, saxifraga
granulata
see also:
fair-maids-of-france saxifraga granulata
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