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| cow·slip [ ków slìp ] (plural cow·slips) |
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1. primrose: a small plant of the primrose family. Flowers: long-stemmed, drooping, fragrant, yellow. Native to: grassy areas in temperate regions of Europe, Africa, Asia. Latin name Primula veris.
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2. plants
Same as marsh marigold
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| [ Old English cūslyppe "cow dung," probably from a belief that it grew where a cow pat had fallen] |
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