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cowslip definition

cow·slip (-slip′)

noun

  1. a European primrose (Primula veris) with yellow or purple flowers
  2. ☆ marsh marigold
  3. ☆ shooting star (sense )
  4. ☆ Virginia cowslip

Etymology: ME couslippe < OE cuslyppe, lit., cow dung < cu, cow + slyppe, paste: see slip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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