melampyre
(ˈmɛlæmpaɪə(r))
[f. mod.L. Melampyrum, the generic name of cow-wheat: see melampyrin.]
= cow-wheat.
| 1905 E. Phillpotts Secret Woman iii. v. 244 The melampyre's lemon blossoms and the orange stars of the woody loosestrife mingled close at hand. |