- grainfields
- n. area of land on which grain is grown
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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charlock — /chahr leuhk/, n. a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers, often troublesome as a weed in grainfields. [bef. 1000; ME cherlok, OE cerlic < ?] * * * ▪ plant (Brassica kaber, or Sinapis … Universalium
pansy — /pan zee/, n., pl. pansies. 1. a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers. 2. the flower of this plant. 3. Slang (disparaging and offensive). a. a male homosexual. b. a weak,… … Universalium
Pansy — /pan zee/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of several popular cultivated violets (genus Viola). Pansies have been grown for so long under such diverse conditions with such striking variations in colour and form that their origin is uncertain.… … Universalium
partridge — partridgelike, adj. /pahr trij/, n., pl. partridges, (esp. collectively) partridge. 1. any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, esp. Perdix perdix. 2. Chiefly Northern U.S. the ruffed grouse. 3. Chiefly South… … Universalium
Partridge — /pahr trij/, n. Eric (Honeywood) /hun ee wood /, 1894 1979, British lexicographer, born in New Zealand. * * * Any of certain species of Old World game bird in the family Phasianidae. The European gray partridge (Perdix perdix), introduced into… … Universalium
bearded darnel — noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • Syn: ↑darnel, ↑tare, ↑cheat, ↑Lolium temulentum • Hypernyms: ↑rye grass, ↑ryegrass * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
corn poppy — noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated • Syn: ↑field poppy, ↑Flanders poppy, ↑Papaver rhoeas • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaver, ↑genus Papave … Useful english dictionary
corn crake — a short billed Eurasian rail, Crex crex, frequenting grainfields. Also called land rail. [1545 55] * * * corn crake, a bird of the same family as the rail, common in meadows and grainfields in Europe. * * * (also corncrake) n. a secretive… … Useful english dictionary
Agrostemma githago — corncockle corncockle n. a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large trumpet shaped reddish purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America. Syn: corn cockle, corn cockle, corn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agrostemma githago — corncockle corncockle n. a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large trumpet shaped reddish purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America. Syn: corn cockle, corn cockle, corn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
