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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[i^]p`), n. [AS. c[=u]slyppe, c[=u]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf {Slop}, n.] (Bot.) 1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States. 2. 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}. {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order ({Primulace[ae]}) with the English cowslip. {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cowslip n 1: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {paigle}, {Primula veris}] 2: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
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