marsh marigold

noun

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

Words nearby marsh marigold

marsh grass, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh hen, marsh mallow, marsh marigold, marsh orchid, marsh pink, marsh tacky, marsh tit, marsh trefoil

Origin of marsh marigold

First recorded in 1570–80

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Examples from the Web for marsh marigold

At the verge of the water, a thick green plant of marsh-marigold has one or two great golden flowers open.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
The marsh-marigold leaf will answer, or you can cut out water-lily leaves from oak or maple.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop|Lina Beard
In the three oblongs on this page, the marsh-marigold shapes have been used in three ways.
Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7)|Hugo B. Froehlich
Look at the sketch of the marsh-marigold, and then at the small drawings at the right.
Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7)|Hugo B. Froehlich

Others are quite harmless, as the marsh-marigold, so well known as cowslips, or the "greens" of early spring.
Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marsh marigold

marsh marigold

noun

a yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, that grows in swampy placesAlso called: kingcup, May blobs, (US) cowslip

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marsh marigold

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