Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The popular name of plants of the genus Melampyrum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.

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  • noun A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found in European wheatfields.

Etymologies

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cow +‎ wheat

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