cowslip
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈkaʊˌslɪp/
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primavera
- Where the bee sucks, there suck In a cowslip's bell I lie;
- yellow cowslip
Examples
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The cowslips tall her pensioners be:
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These Lily lips, this cherry nose, these yellow cowslip cheeks, are gone, are gone:
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Before he left, she shyly offered him a drink of her homemade cowslip wine.
Fiction book (1993) -
These lily lips, this cherry nose, these yellow cowslip cheeks are gone, are gone.
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I must go seek some dewdrops here and hang a Pearl in every cowslip's ear.
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Those Eurocrats can't organize a trip to the john without getting lost or hammer a nail into a cowslip without destroying both.
Blog text (31) -
♪ IN A COWSLIP'S BELL I LIE ♪
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In spring, the meadows are filled with bright yellow cowslips that attract many butterflies.
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She picked a bouquet of wildflowers that included beautiful cowslips and daisies.
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The gardener was delighted to see that the cowslips were thriving in the sunniest part of the garden.
Synonyms
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6.0
A small spring flower with bright petals and round leaves at its base
A small wild plant with bright yellow, scented flowers that grows in meadows and grassy places
A small early spring wild flower with yellow or purple blooms
Compounds
- Specialized
A smooth upright plant from eastern North America with broad leaves and groups of blue flowers pink in bud
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cowslip probably comes from old words cow and slip, where 'slip' means a 'small shoot' or young plant, because this bright yellow flower often grows in fields where cows graze. So, to remember cowslip, think of a little yellow plant or 'small shoot' in the cow pasture.