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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.

2. See marsh marigold.

3. The Virginia cowslip.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cowslip - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers Primula veris, paigle 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 buttercups Caltha palustris, kingcup, marsh marigold, May blob, meadow bright, water dragon 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] n → fleur f de coucou, coucou m

cowslip [ˈkaʊˌslɪp] n (Bot) → primula odorosa