paigle

paigle
noun
1. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
Syn: ↑cowslip, ↑Primula veris
Hypernyms: ↑primrose, ↑primula
2. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Syn: ↑oxlip, ↑Primula elatior
Hypernyms: ↑primrose, ↑primula

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  • Paigle — Pai gle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paigle — pai·gle …   English syllables

  • paigle — /ˈpeɪgəl/ (say payguhl) noun the cowslip, Primula veris, or the oxlip, P. elatior. {16th century; origin unknown} …  

  • paigle —  a cowslip. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • pagil — Paigle Pai gle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pagle — Paigle Pai gle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peagle — Paigle Pai gle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pygil — Paigle Pai gle, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pagle — ˈpāgəl variant of paigle * * * pagle variant of paigle, a cowslip …   Useful english dictionary

  • Primula veris — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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