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me-too
adjectivenounC1
/ˌmiː ˈtuː/Describing something that imitates or copies a successful product, idea, or movement, often without original innovation.
me-tooism
nounC1
/ˌmiː ˈtuː.ɪ.zəm/The practice of copying or adopting ideas, products, or stances primarily because they are popular or successful elsewhere.
mea culpa
interjectionnounC2
/ˌmeɪ.ə ˈkʊl.pə/A formal, often public, admission of personal fault or error.
meacon
verb-transitiveVery low frequency (Rare/Technical)
/ˈmiːkən/To deceive or mislead by transmitting false navigational signals.
mead
nounC1
/miːd/An alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water, sometimes with added herbs or spices; one of the oldest known alcoholic beverages.
meade
nounLow
/miːd/A surname of English origin; historically a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow.
meadow
nounB1
/ˈmed.əʊ/A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay or for grazing animals, often containing wild flowers.
meadow beauty
nounlow
/ˈmɛdəʊ ˈbjuːti/A flowering plant of the genus Rhexia, native to North American wetlands, characterized by pink to purple flowers with distinctive stamens.
meadow bird
nounLow
/ˈmed.əʊ ˌbɜːd/A bird species that typically inhabits, feeds, or nests in meadows or grassland habitats.
meadow fescue
nounLow (Technical/Agricultural)
/ˈmed.əʊ ˈfes.kjuː/A perennial grass species (Festuca pratensis) commonly found in meadows and pastures, valued for forage.
meadow grass
nounC2
/ˈmed.əʊ ɡrɑːs/Grass species that grow in, or are characteristic of, meadows; grass used for grazing or hay.
meadow lily
nounLow
/ˈmed.əʊ ˌlɪl.i/A common name for a tall, wild lily, typically Lilium canadense, which grows in damp meadows and has nodding, bell-shaped flowers.
meadow mouse
nounLow
/ˈmɛdəʊ ˌmaʊs/A small rodent, specifically a vole, that inhabits fields and meadows.
meadow mushroom
nounLow (specialist/regional)
/ˈmedəʊ ˌmʌʃrʊm/The common field mushroom (Agaricus campestris), a widely distributed, edible, pale-fleshed fungus.
meadow nematode
nounLow/Very Low
/ˈmɛdəʊ ˈniːmətəʊd/A microscopic, worm-like parasite (genus *Pratylenchus*) that infects the roots of grasses and other plants in meadows and pastureland.
meadow parsnip
nounLow
/ˈmɛdəʊ ˈpɑːsnɪp/A common name for various wild, flowering plants of the carrot family (Apiaceae) typically found in meadows and fields, often with yellow or white umbel flowers.
meadow pipit
nounlow
/ˈmedəʊ ˌpɪpɪt/A small, streaky brown and white songbird (Anthus pratensis) common in open grassy habitats across Europe and parts of Asia.
meadow rue
nounLow
/ˈmedəʊ ruː/A perennial plant of the genus Thalictrum, typically found in damp meadows and woodland areas.
meadow saffron
nounLow
/ˈmedəʊ ˈsæfrən/A poisonous, autumn-flowering bulbous plant (Colchicum autumnale) with crocus-like pink or purple flowers, also known as autumn crocus.
meadow salsify
nounLow / Specialized
/ˈmɛdəʊ ˈsælsɪfaɪ/A tall, biennial European wildflower (Tragopogon pratensis) of the daisy family, with grass-like leaves, yellow dandelion-like flowers that close by midday, and globe-shaped seed heads of fluffy seeds.

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