meadow, meddow, medew, medow

[A.S. médu.] A level tract of land under gra , and generally mown for hay; gra land; low-lying, level land on the banks of a river or lake, but sufficiently dry to produce herbage of a superior quality. In this country the term is generally applied to the low ground on the banks of rivers formed of rich mold, or alluvial soil. In the Western States these lands are known as bottom - land or bottoms. meadow-beauty, s. IMG:content-1015.png:[blocks in formation] meadow-brown, s. Entom.: A butterfly, Hipparch i a janira , of a dull-brown color. The male has a fulvous ring, with a black spot and a white center; the female a fulvous patch. Expansion of wings, from one and a half to two inches; flight slow; larva green, with a white stripe on each side; feeding on gra es.