Cowslip

4 definitions found

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

  marsh marigold \marsh mar"i*gold\ (m[aum]rsh
     m[a^]r"[i^]*g[-o]ld). (Bot.)
     A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({Caltha 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}.


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

  Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
     A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
     especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and
     the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.
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     Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
           genera bearing this name; as, the {African marigold} or
           {French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which
           several species and many varieties are found in
           gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from
           South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus
           {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum}
           ({Chrysanthemum segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of
           Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus
           {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus
           {Caltha} ({Caltha palustris}), commonly known in
           America as the {cowslip}. See {Marsh Marigold}.
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     {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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}.
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     {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}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]