Paigle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
     A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose.
     [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  paigle
       n 1: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a
            one-sided umbel [syn: {oxlip}, {Primula elatior}]
       2: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant
          yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {cowslip}, {Primula
          veris}]