cowslip

1. a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

2. US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold

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marsh marigold

WARNING (note- there is another plant also called cowslip) Yellow buttercup-like flowers with hollow stem that grows near water. This plant can blister skin, but if used correctly, has been used for coughs and snakebite. Laxative and diuretic. TOXIC unless boiled in multiple changes of water. Be careful. Survival food if boiled. There is another plant called Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

primrose

Colorful, edible flower with sweet, bland taste. Note there is another plant also called Cowslip (Marsh Marigold) which isn’t the same.

cowslip

symbol of beauty. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 377]

See: Beauty

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The early flowering cowslip has an important role to play in our world of wildlife because it provides nectar for spring flying insects.

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The room itself was called Cowslip, which made me smile every time I loudly put the drinks on the room by saying "name's Cowslip".

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