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any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, esp. R. mariana or R. virginica, having showy rose-pink flowers with eight prominent bright yellow stamens. Also called deer grass.[1830-40, Amer.]
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Meadow beauty — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meadow beauty — ☆ meadow beauty n. any of a genus (Rhexia) of perennial North American plants of the melastome family, with pink or lavender flowers and large stamens … English World dictionary
meadow beauty — noun Date: 1840 any of a genus (Rhexia of the family Melastomaceae, the meadow beauty family) of perennial North American herbs with showy solitary or cymose flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
meadow beauty — noun any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America • Syn: ↑deer grass • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhexia, ↑genus Rhexia * * * … Useful english dictionary
meadow beauty — mead′ow beau ty n. pln any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, family Melastomataceae, with rose pink flowers and large yellow stamens • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
meadow-beauty family — noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals • Syn: ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑Melastomaceae, ↑family Melastomaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meadow foxtail — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meadow hay — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meadow hen — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
