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cow-wheat — cowˈ wheat noun A yellow flowered scrophulariaceous plant (genus Melampyrum), with seeds somewhat like grains of wheat • • • Main Entry: ↑cow … Useful english dictionary
cow|wheat — «KOW HWEET», noun. any one of a group of plants of the figwort family, especially a weed found in the wheat fields of Europe … Useful english dictionary
cow-wheat — /ˈkaʊ wit/ (say kow weet) noun any of the species of semiparasitic herbs of the genus Melampyrum as the common cow wheat, M. pratense, of Europe and Asia …
cow wheat — n. a yellowish flowered plant of the figwort family, partly parasitic on the roots of other plants and found in both Eurasia and North America. ● Genus Melampyrum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, including M. lineare … Useful english dictionary
cow — 1. n. 1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of milk and beef. 2 the female of other large animals, esp. the elephant, whale, and seal. 3 derog. sl. a a woman esp. a coarse or unpleasant one. b… … Useful english dictionary
Red Fife wheat — Red Fife is a heritage bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) and is a landrace, meaning there is genetic variability in the wheat, allowing it to adapt to a diversity of growing conditions. Red Fife is the name of a bread wheat variety that David Fife… … Wikipedia
Melampyrum — Wood Cow wheat (Melampyrum nemorosum) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Heath Fritillary — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Melampyrum lineare — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Flora of Scotland — The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes. The total number of vascular species is low by world standard but lichens and bryophytes are … Wikipedia
