cowslip 音标拼音: [k'ɑʊslɪp]
n . 西洋樱草,猿猴草的一种
西洋樱草,猿猴草的一种
cowslip n 1 :
early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [
synonym : {
cowslip },
{
paigle }, {
Primula veris }]
2 :
swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [
synonym : {
marsh marigold },
{
kingcup }, {
meadow bright }, {
May blob }, {
cowslip }, {
water dragon }, {
Caltha palustris }]
marsh marigold \
marsh mar "
i *
gold \ (
m [
aum ]
rsh m [
a ^]
r "[
i ^]*
g [-
o ]
ld ). (
Bot .)
A perennial plant of the genus {
Caltha } ({
Caltha palustris }),
growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers .
In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of {
cowslip }.
See {
Cowslip }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Marigold \
Mar "
i *
gold \,
n . [
Mary gold .] (
Bot .)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms ,
especially the {
Calendula officinalis } (
see {
Calendula }),
and the cultivated species of {
Tagetes }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
There are several yellow -
flowered plants of different genera bearing this name ;
as ,
the {
African marigold }
or {
French marigold }
of the genus {
Tagetes },
of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens .
They are mostly strong -
smelling herbs from South America and Mexico : {
bur marigold },
of the genus {
Bidens }; {
corn marigold },
of the genus {
Chrysanthemum }
({
Chrysanthemum segetum },
a pest in the cornfields of Italy ); {
fig marigold },
of the genus {
Mesembryanthemum }; {
marsh marigold },
of the genus {
Caltha } ({
Caltha palustris }),
commonly known in America as the {
cowslip }.
See {
Marsh Marigold }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Marigold window }. (
Arch .)
See {
Rose window },
under {
Rose }.
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1913 Webster ]
Cowslip \
Cow "
slip `\ (-
sl [
i ^]
p `),
n . [
AS .
c [=
u ]
slyppe ,
c [=
u ]
sloppe ,
prob .
orig .,
cow '
s droppings .
Cf . {
Slop },
n .]
(
Bot .)
1 .
A common flower in England ({
Primula veris })
having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring .
It is often cultivated in the United States .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
In the United States ,
the marsh marigold ({
Caltha palustris }),
appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb .
It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip .
See Illust .
of {
Marsh marigold }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
American cowslip } (
Bot .),
a pretty flower of the West ({
Dodecatheon Meadia }),
belonging to the same order ({
Primulace [
ae ]})
with the English cowslip .
{
French cowslip } (
Bot .),
bear '
s -
ear ({
Primula Auricula }).
[
1913 Webster ]
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