| Virginia cowslip n. An eastern North American plant (Mertensia virginica) having clusters of showy, nodding blue flowers. Also called Virginia bluebell. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Virginia cowslip - smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in budherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Mertensia, Mertensia - a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels |
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