cowslip

[ kou-slip ]

/ ˈkaʊ slɪp /

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noun

an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.

the marsh marigold.

shooting star (def. 2).

Virginia cowslip.

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Origin of cowslip

before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe,Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cūcow¹ + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip³

Words nearby cowslip

cowrite, cowriter, cow shark, cowshed, cowskin, cowslip, cow-spanker, cowtail, cow town, cow tree, cow vetch

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How to use cowslip in a sentence

There are also many varieties of the Cowslip, of different colours, double and single, which are very useful in the spring garden.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
From the seed of that very hose-in-hose cowslip, I have since raised a hose-in-hose primrose.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The cowslip primrose (Primula veris) is also a native of England.
Birds and all Nature Vol VII, No. 3, March 1900|Various

They prepared some hot broth for him, and opened a bottle of cowslip wine.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins

British Dictionary definitions for cowslip

cowslip

/ (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) /

noun

Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold

Word Origin for cowslip

Old English cūslyppe; see cow 1, slip ³

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