cowslip
cowslip, Primula veris
Meaning
Noun
- A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
- Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
- : a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.
Related
Similar words
- paigle, herb Peter
- marsh marigold, kingcup, mayflower, mollyblobs, pollyblobs, horse blob
Origin
- From Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe ("cowslip"), from cū + slyppe, related to Old English slūpan ("to slip, glide, move softly"). Compare oxlip.
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