Cowslip

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A Eurasian primrose (Primula veris), usually having fragrant yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental, and long used in herbal medicine.
  • n. See marsh marigold.
  • n. The Virginia cowslip.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
  • n. A plant in the buttercup family, Caltha palustris, growing in wet, boggy locations.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
  • n. In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The popular name of several varieties of Primula veris, a favorite wild flower found in British pastures and hedge-banks, and cultivated in the United States. It has umbels of small, buff-yellow, scented flowers on short pedicels. Its flowers have been used as an anodyne.
  • n. In the United States, the more common name of the marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
  • n. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marsh plant    swamp plant    bog plant    primrose    Primula   
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    buttercup    snowdrop    narcissus    daffodil    whitethorn    crocus    primrose    gladioli    dandelion    pansy