cowslip
an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.
the marsh marigold.
Origin of cowslip
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How to use cowslip in a sentence
There are also many varieties of the cowslip, of different colours, double and single, which are very useful in the spring garden.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeFrom the seed of that very hose-in-hose cowslip, I have since raised a hose-in-hose primrose.
A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose BlacklockOxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.
The cowslip primrose (Primula veris) is also a native of England.
They prepared some hot broth for him, and opened a bottle of cowslip wine.
The Pot of Gold | Mary E. Wilkins
British Dictionary definitions for cowslip
/ (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) /
Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers
US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold
Origin of cowslip
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