cowslip

[ kou-slip ]

noun
  1. an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.

  2. the marsh marigold.

Origin of cowslip

1
before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe,Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cow1 + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip3

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British Dictionary definitions for cowslip

cowslip

/ (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) /


noun
  1. Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

  2. US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold

Origin of cowslip

1
Old English cūslyppe; see cow 1, slip ³

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