Cowslip Definition

kouslĭp
noun
A European primrose (Primula veris) with yellow or purple flowers.
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(North America, regional) A plant in the buttercup family, Caltha palustris, growing in wet, boggy locations.

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Singular:
cowslip
Plural:
cowslips

Origin of Cowslip

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

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  • Middle English cowslyppe from Old English cūslyppe cow gwou- in Indo-European roots slypa slime sleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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