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 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.”
 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 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.
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 Saf·fron n.
 1. Bot. A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.
 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus.
 Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. Bot. See Safflower.
 Meadow saffron Bot., a bulbous plant (Colchichum autumnale) of Europe, resembling saffron.
 Saffron wood Bot., the yellowish wood of a South African tree (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
 Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus).

 meadow saffron
      n : bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
          lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
          Europe [syn: autumn crocus, naked lady, Colchicum
          autumnale]