marsh marigold

American  

noun

1. a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.

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marsh marigold British  

noun

1. Also called: kingcup, May blobs, cowslip. a yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, that grows in swampy places

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Etymology

Origin of marsh marigold

First recorded in 1570–80

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marsh marigold

You can also try perennials such as the marsh marigold, Lily of the valley, astilbe, clematis, primrose, pansy and lamb’s ear.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2014

They were called cowslips sometimes, and sometimes marsh marigold.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

It appears that a hoop wreathed with rowan and marsh marigold, and bearing suspended within it two balls, is still carried on May Day by villagers in some parts of Ireland.

From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer

Wild Flowers and Weeds: Field and class-room study of marsh marigold, Jack-in-the-pulpit, violet, etc.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

But in the end she came down alone; and we talked all day, sitting under hawthorns white with bloom, wandering through rushy fields ablaze with marsh marigold and orchis.

From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Mrs. Humphry Ward