cowslip

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cow=slip

CIDE DICTIONARY

cowslip, n. [AS. c, c, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. Slop, n.].

•  A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.  [1913 Webster]
•  In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold.  [1913 Webster]

American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (Primulaceæ) with the English cowslip. -- French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula).