- European cowslip
- European cowslip,a cowslip with showy, fragrant clusters of large yellow or purple flowers that grows in meadows throughout Europe.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
European cowslip
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cowslip — [kou′slip΄] n. [ME couslippe < OE cuslyppe, lit., cow dung < cu, cow + slyppe, paste: see SLIP3] 1. a European primrose (Primula veris) with yellow or purple flowers ☆ 2. MARSH MARIGOLD ☆ 3. SHOOTING STAR (sense 2) ☆ … English World dictionary
cowslip — cow|slip [ˈkauˌslıp] n [: Old English; Origin: cuslyppe cow dung, cowslip ; probably because it was believed to grow from cow dung] a small European wild plant with sweet smelling yellow flowers … Dictionary of contemporary English
cowslip — noun Etymology: Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe, literally, cow dung, from cū cow + slypa, slyppe paste Date: before 12th century 1. a common European primrose (Primula veris) with fragrant yellow flowers 2. marsh marigold … New Collegiate Dictionary
cowslip — noun (U) a small European wild plant with sweet smelling yellow flowers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
French cowslip — French French (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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slip — There are three separate words slip in English. The verb [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Low German slippen, a product of the prehistoric Germanic base *slip . This in turn went back to Indo European *sleib (source also of English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
