cowslip

A noun referring to either an early spring flower common in the British Isles with fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers, or a swamp plant of Europe and North America with bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups.

• 🇩🇪Ein Substantiv, das entweder eine früh blühende Frühlingsblume der Britischen Inseln mit duftenden gelben oder manchmal violetten Blüten bezeichnet oder eine Sumpfpflanze Europas und Nordamerikas mit leuchtend gelben, hahnenfußähnlichen Blüten.

1. Early spring flower B2 formal british

   A common early spring flower in the British Isles, known for its fragrant yellow or sometimes purple blossoms.

   • The meadows were covered with cowslips in early April.
   • She picked a bunch of cowslips for the kitchen table.
   • Cowslips are often found in old pastures and hedgerows.

   🇩🇪Frühlingsschlüsselblume

   Synonyme: paigle

2. Swamp plant B2 formal

   A swamp plant native to Europe and North America, characterized by bright yellow flowers that resemble buttercups.

   • The marsh marigold, also known as cowslip, thrives in wet soil.
   • Cowslips bloom along the riverbanks in late spring.
   • This variety of cowslip is often found in boggy areas.

   🇩🇪Sumpfdotterblume

   Synonyme: kingcupmarsh marigold

• cowslips plural form
• cowslips' possessive plural form
• cowslip's possessive singular form