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cowslips

cowslips is the plural of cowslip.

Meaning of cowslip

Noun

cowslip (plural cowslips)

  1. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
    • Where the bee sucks, there suck I: / In a cowslip's bell I lie;1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    Synonyms:
    paigle, herb Peter
  2. Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
  3. Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip
  4. Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip
  5. (Canada, US, regional) marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
  6. Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort

Phrases with cowslips

Questions about cowslips

What is cowslips the plural of?
Cowslips is the plural of cowslip.

Words near cowslips in the dictionary

  1. cowslip tea
  2. cowslip teas
  3. cowslippe
  4. cowslipped
  5. cowslippes
  6. cowslips
  7. cowson
  8. cowsona
  9. cowsonas
  10. cowsons
  11. cowstall

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