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cow⋅slip

  [kou-slip]
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–noun
1. an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.
2. the marsh marigold.
3. shooting star (def. 2).
4. Virginia cowslip.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME cowslyppe, OE cūslyppe, equiv. to cū cow 1 + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip 3
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cow·slip   (kou'slĭp')   
n.  

  1. A Eurasian primrose (Primula veris), usually having fragrant yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental, and long used in herbal medicine.

  2. See marsh marigold.

  3. The Virginia cowslip.


[Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe : cū, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + slypa, slime; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
marsh marigold  
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Caltha, especially C. palustris, growing in swampy places and having bright yellow flowers. Also called cowslip.
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cowslip 
O.E. cu-slyppe, apparently from cu "cow" + slyppe "slop, slobber, dung."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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