Cowherb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cowherb \cowherb\ n.
     a European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
     flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
     America; sometimes classified as a soapwort; -- also called
     the {cow-cockle}.
  


     Syn: cow cockle, cow-cockle, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria
          pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cowherb
       n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
           flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
           America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cow
           cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria pyramidata}, {Saponaria
           vaccaria}]