cowslip
noun
Examples of cowslip in a Sentence
Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
Police said Wednesday that the six arrested the previous day for violating forestry laws had collected more than 132 kilograms of primula veris, or cowslip, which can garner 100 euros per kilogram.
—Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
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Word History
Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe, literally, cow dung, from cū cow + slypa, slyppe paste
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cowslip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowslip. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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