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gow⋅an

  [gou-uhn]
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–noun Scot. and North England.
any of various yellow or white field flowers, esp. the English daisy.
Origin:
1560–70; earlier gollan < ON gollinn golden

Related forms:
gowaned, adjective
gow⋅an⋅y, adjective
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gow·an   (gou'ən)   
n.   Scots
A yellow or white wildflower, especially the Old World daisy.

[Probably alteration of Middle English gollan, a plant with yellow flowers; akin to Old Norse gullinn, golden, from gull, gold; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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