cowslip

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊslɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkaʊslɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kou′slip)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cow•slip /ˈkaʊslɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya flower, an English primrose having sweet-smelling yellow blossoms.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cow•slip  (kou′slip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.
  2. Plant Biologythe marsh marigold.
  3. Plant BiologySee shooting star (def. 2).
  4. Plant BiologySee Virginia cowslip. 
  • bef. 1000; Middle English cowslyppe, Old English cūslyppe, equivalent. to cū cow1 + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip3

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cowslip / ˈkaʊˌslɪp/
  1. Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

  2. another name for marsh marigold
Etymology: Old English cūslyppe; see cow1, slip3
'cowslip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American cowslip - Mayflower - Roanoke bells - Virginia cowslip - marsh marigold - mayflower - mertensia - oxlip - paigle - primula - shooting star - slip - slop

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