meadow Definition
meadow (med′ō)
noun
- a piece of grassland, esp. one used as a pasture or whose grass is grown for use as hay
- low, level grassland near a stream, lake, etc.
Etymology: ME medow < OE mædwe, oblique case of mæd < Gmc *mædwa- < IE base *mē-, to mow
meadow Related Forms
mead′·owy adjective
meadow Synonyms
meadow
n.
meadow Usage Examples
Converse of object
- flower-strewn: Lower down, the trek leads through verdant alpine valleys with cascading streams, pretty hamlets and flower-strewn meadows.
- mow: And he shall plow, carry manure, weed the grain, mow the meadow, scatter and pile.
- graze: The freemen's cows are now able to graze the North meadows at Sudbury.
Adjective modifier
- alpine: Day 7 Thursday Ride the alpine meadows of Boulder Mountain.
- flower-rich: The grassland is a remnant of what would have been large areas of flower-rich meadows around the edge of Dunstable.
- flower-filled: You can picnic in flower-filled meadows, stroll through formal gardens or even visit a farm just seven miles from the City!
- unimproved: At Little Lathe near Coniston there is a small meadow typical of unimproved northern hay meadows.
- grassy: Peaceful Meadow You stand in the tall grass of an enormous grassy meadow.
- flowery: Before long, we were down among the flowery meadows, streams and hamlets that made up these Auvergne farming communities.
Modifies a noun
- pipit: Meadow Pipits are reported to undergo a partial molt in the first three months of the year.
- buttercup: In pasture, cutting will prevent meadow buttercup seeding.
- cranesbill: Meadow cranesbill, green hellebore, tufted vetch and bird's foot trefoil are other seeds that will benefit from this treatment.
- vetchling: A range of plants can be found, including glaucous sedge, meadow vetchling and hop trefoil.
- saxifrage: Churchyards are often the only place where traditional meadow plants such as ladies ' bedstraw and meadow saxifrage can still flourish.
- foxtail: Other frequent species include meadow brome, meadow foxtail grass pepper saxifrage and meadow sweet.
Noun used with modifier
- wildflower: You may wish to sow or plant a wildflower meadow.
- hay: Apart from some upland hay meadows, most lie below 350 m altitude.
- fen: The wet fen meadow had not been grazed for 25 years.
- riverside: Visitors can explore ancient oak and beech woods, flower-rich grasslands, or wander through traditionally managed riverside meadows.
- seagrass: Just like the rainforests, seagrass meadows are threatened by mans ' insatiable need to expand, build and consume.
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