MELAMPYRUM

(Lat.), n's n. Me2la2m(a3m)-pir(pu6r)'o2n, -usm(u4m). Gr., jucAdjun-vpoi' (from n<fAas, black, and jrvpds, wheat). Fr., melampyre, queue de loup. Ger., Kuhweizen, Wachtelweizen. It., melampiro. Sp., melampiro, trigo vacuno. Cow-wheat; a genus of the Scrophulacece, so named because the seeds blacken the flour of wheat if ground with it. The Melampyracece of Richard are the Scrophularinece. The Melampyreae of Reichenbach are a section of the Pedicularince. [B, 1, 19, 34, 42, 170 (a, 35).] M. alpestre. Fr., melampyre des Alpes, ble de bceuf. A species cultivated as a forage plant. A bitterish bread may be made from the seed. [B, 173 (o, 35).] M. americanum. An American variety of M. pratense. [B, 34 (a, 35).] M. arvense. Fr., melampyre des champs, bedouin, ble de boeuf (ou de renard, ou de vac he, ou rouge), millet jaune (ou sauvage), morelle, queue de loup (ou de renard), rougette,from ent de vaches, rougeotte. cornette. Ger., Acker we i zen, Kuhweizen, Wachtelweizen, Acker brand, Peters blume. Purple cow-wheat; a species the flour of the seed of which, farina melampyri, was formerly used in poultices as an emollient and discutient. [B, 173, 180, 275 (a, 35).] M. barbatum. A species found in southern Europe, having the properties of M. arvense. [B, 180 (a, 35).] M. cristatum. Fr., melampyre a crete. 1. Crested cow-wheat; a species having the properties of M. alpestre. 2. The Melampyrum arvense. [B, 173. 275 (a, 35).] M. nemorosum. A species the sap of which yields dulcite. [B, 5 (a, 35).] M. pratense. Fr., melampyre des pres, cache let, morelle (ou millet) sauvage, sarriette (ou millet) jaune. Ger., Wiesenweizen, Kuhweizen, Wachtelweizen, gelber We i zen brand. Common cow-wheat; a species the seed of which, semen melampyri lute i, was formerly used like that of M. arvense. [B, 121, 173, 180, 275 (o, 35).] M. silvaticum. A small-flowered variety of M. pratense. M. vulgatum. See M. pratense. [s. 729]