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cow-wheat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several flowering plants in the genus Melampyrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From cow + wheat.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山羅花 /山罗花 (shānluóhuā) — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Erzya: даря-маря (daŕa-maŕa) — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Finnish: maitikka — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • French: mélampyre — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • German: Wachtelweizen — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: marimjelle — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Polish: pszeniec — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Romanian: condroniu — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Romanian: ciormoiag — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Romanian: sor-cu-frate — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Russian: марья́нник (marʹjánnik) — plant of genus Melampyrum
  • Udmurt: атассяська (atasśaśka) — plant of genus Melampyrum