cowslip

noun

• 1a European primula with clusters of drooping fragrant yellow flowers in spring, growing on dry grassy banks and in pasture.

  • Primula veris, family Primulaceae

• 2any of a number of herbaceous plants, in particular:

  • North American term for marsh marigold (also Virginia cowslip) a North American plant with blue flowers (Mertensia virginica, family Boraginaceae).