cowslip : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cowslip	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cowslip
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowslip n early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers Synonym(s): cowslip, paigle, Primula veris swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups Synonym(s): marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[icr]p`), n. [AS. c[umac]slyppe, c[umac]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. {Slop}, n.] (Bot.) 1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States. 2. In the United States, the marsh marigold ({Caltha palustris}), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of {Marsh marigold}. {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order ({Primulace[91]}) with the English cowslip. {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}).