Cowslip
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaʊ.slɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cowslip is a noun meaning A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Meaning
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
More Meanings
- Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance
- Ellipsis of cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.
Example Sentences
Where the bee sucks, there suck I: / In a cowslip's bell I lie;
Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
Word Forms
- cowslips
- cowslippe
Synonyms for cowslip
Depending on context, synonyms include paigle, kingcup, mayflower, mollyblobs, pollyblobs.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kingcup, paigle, cowslippe, palsywort, oxlip, oxslip.
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