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cowslip
(redirected from European Cowslip)

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cow·slip  (kouslp)
n.
1. A Eurasian primrose (Primula veris), usually having fragrant yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental, and long used in herbal medicine.
3. The Virginia cowslip.

[Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cslyppe : c, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + slypa, slime; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

cowslip [ˈkaʊˌslɪp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold
[Old English cūslyppe; see cow1, slip3]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cowslip - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowerscowslip - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
2.cowslip - swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercupscowslip - swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
Caltha, genus Caltha - a genus of Caltha
bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
Translations
cowslip [ˈkaʊslɪp] N (Bot) → primavera f, prímula f
cowslip [ˈkaʊslɪp] nfleur f de coucou, coucou m
cowslip [ˈkaʊˌslɪp] n (Bot) → primula odorosa


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