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cowslip

/ˈkaʊ.slɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
cow-slip
IPA
/ˈkaʊ.slɪp/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

noun

Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance

noun

Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance

noun

Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance

noun

Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance

noun

Ellipsis of cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe (“cowslip”), from cū (“cow”) + slyppe (“paste, viscid substance”), related to Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide, move softly”). Compare oxlip.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cowslyppe, cūslyppe

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowslips (plural) couslip (alternative, obsolete) cowslippe (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

cowslipped

Phrases

American cowslip blue cowslip common cowslip cowslip primrose giant cowslip Himalayan cowslip Japanese cowslip mealy cowslip

Synonyms

paigle herb Peter marsh marigold kingcup mayflower mollyblobs pollyblobs horse blob

Questions

How do you pronounce cowslip?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊ.slɪp/.
What does cowslip mean?
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Where does cowslip come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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