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Word entry · 7 letters

cowslip

Best crossword clue

"Yellow spring flower"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkaʊ.slɪp/Part of speech nounSorted cilopswStarts with CEnds with P2 clues
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Definitions

  1. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

Word origin

From Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe (“cowslip”), from cū (“cow”) + slyppe (“paste, viscid substance”), related to Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide, move softly”). Compare oxlip.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Yellow spring flower7 letters
02Yellow marsh bloom7 letters

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