cowslip

[ kou-slip ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cowslip

/ ˈkaʊˌslɪp /

Also calledpaigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers
See marsh marigold
another name for marsh marigold

Origin of cowslip¹

before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe, Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cū cow ¹ + slyppe, slypa slime; slip ³

Origin of cowslip¹

Old English cūslyppe; see cow ¹, slip ³

There are also many varieties of the Cowslip, of different colours, double and single, which are very useful in the spring garden.

From the seed of that very hose-in-hose cowslip, I have since raised a hose-in-hose primrose.

Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.

The cowslip primrose (Primula veris) is also a native of England.

They prepared some hot broth for him, and opened a bottle of cowslip wine.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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