Dictionary Definition
cowslip
Noun
1 early spring flower common in British isles
having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: paigle, Primula
veris]
2 swamp plant of Europe and North America having
bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: marsh
marigold, kingcup,
meadow
bright, May blob,
water
dragon, Caltha
palustris]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Synonyms
Translations
a low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow
flowers
- German: Schlüsselblume
- Hungarian: tavaszi kankalin
Extensive Definition
Cowslip may refer to:
- Primula veris, a flowering plant native to temperate Europe and Asia
- (in North America) Caltha palustris, commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold
- Cowslip (racehorse), a competitor in the 1836 Great Liverpool Steeplechase
- Cowslip, a rabbit from Richard Adams's novel Watership Down that has been corrupted by the deeds of the man that lives nearby.