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

Example Sentences

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

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

The marsh marigold lies in the protection of bog tussocks and stream banks.

From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood

"May flowers" were put at the doors of houses and cattle-sheds, and these were not hawthorn blossoms, but the flowers of the kingcup, or marsh marigold.

From Miscellanea by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty