Meanings
nouncow-wheat (countable and uncountable, plural cow-wheats)
plural cow-wheats · alternative cow wheat · alternative cowwheat
- countableuncountableAny of several flowering plants in the genus Melampyrum.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 山羅花 /山罗花
- 山羅花 /山罗花 (shānluóhuā)plant of genus Melampyrum
Finnish maitikka
- maitikkaplant of genus Melampyrum
French mélampyre
- mélampyreplant of genus Melampyrum
German Wachtelweizen
- Wachtelweizenplant of genus Melampyrum
Polish pszeniec
- pszeniecplant of genus Melampyrum
Romanian condroniu, ciormoiag
- condroniuplant of genus Melampyrum
- ciormoiagplant of genus Melampyrum
- sor-cu-frateplant of genus Melampyrum
Russian марья́нник
- марья́нник (marʹjánnik)plant of genus Melampyrum
Cite this entry
APA
cow-wheat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow-wheat
MLA
“cow-wheat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow-wheat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cow-wheat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow-wheat.
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