Definitions
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
01“Yellow spring flower”7 letters
02“Yellow marsh bloom”7 letters
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