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cowslip

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14
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17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkaʊ.slɪp/

Definition of cowslip

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
    “Where the bee sucks, there suck I: / In a cowslip's bell I lie;”
    “Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.”
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noun

  1. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
    “Where the bee sucks, there suck I: / In a cowslip's bell I lie;”
    “Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.”
  2. Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  3. Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  4. Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  5. (Canada, US, regional)Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  6. Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.

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Etymology

From Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe (“cowslip”), from cū (“cow”) + slyppe (“paste, viscid substance”), related to Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide, move softly”). Compare oxlip.

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