often attributive
: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
wildflowers blooming in the meadow
especially
: a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland
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More than 100 miles of trails wind through forests and traverse mountain meadows and alpine pastures on the hillsides above Lake Maggiore.
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Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
When choosing a color palette, consider tones found in a meadow or a wildflower garden—plumy pinks, sage, cream, and pastel or ochre yellows.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
The 100-acre property boasts a pool, two lakes, a wildflower meadow and a modern, glassy farmhouse with floor-to-ceiling views of the surrounding fields.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The Escondido Spur Trail, which heads east through a grassy meadow, will begin your return hike.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
When choosing a color palette, consider tones found in a meadow or a wildflower garden—plumy pinks, sage, cream, and pastel or ochre yellows.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
The 100-acre property boasts a pool, two lakes, a wildflower meadow and a modern, glassy farmhouse with floor-to-ceiling views of the surrounding fields.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The Escondido Spur Trail, which heads east through a grassy meadow, will begin your return hike.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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meadow
noun
mead·ow
ˈmed-ō 
: an area of moist low usually level grassland
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