2. Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near
rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt
meadows near Newark Bay.
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 grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the
genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay
and for pasture. See {Grass}.
{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}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}.
(b) The American coot ({Fulica}).
(c) The clapper rail.
{Meadow lark} (Zo["o]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus
of American birds allied to the starlings. The common
species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black
crescent.
{Meadow mouse} (Zo["o]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola},
as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called
also {field mouse}, and {field vole}.
{Meadow mussel} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), a small singing bird of the genus
{Anthus}, as {A. 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} (Zo["o]l.), the common or jack snipe.