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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit une primevère précoce des îles Britanniques, à fleurs jaunes parfumées ou parfois violettes, soit une plante des marais d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord à fleurs jaune vif ressemblant à des renoncules.

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.

   🇫🇷Primevère officinale

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Populage des marais

   Synonymes: kingcupmarsh marigold

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