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Definition of Cowherb
1. Noun. European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Vaccaria, Vaccaria
Definition of Cowherb
1. an annual herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowherb
Literary usage of Cowherb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"This plant need not be feared in thickly settled communities if the land is
handled correctly. See page PINK COCKLE. COW COCKLE.. .cowherb. (Plate III. ..."
2. The Fairyland of Flowers: A Popular Illustrated Botany by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (1890)
"cowherb. —Styles are two. The calyx is oblong and has five sharp angles. CATCHFLY.
— Calyx without any bractlets, and five-toothed. Three styles. LYCHNIS. ..."
3. Flora of the District of Columbia and Vicinity by Albert Spear Hitchcock (1919)
"cowherb. Occasional about Washington and Rosslyn. Adventive from Eur. in many
parts of the US (Saponaria vaccaria L.; V. vaccaria Britton.) 6. ..."
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