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Virgin′ia cow′slip, 
  1. Plant Biologya wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers. Also called Roanoke bells. 
  • 1905–10, American.

'Virginia cowslip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Roanoke bells - cowslip - mertensia

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