Found 2 items, similar to Caltha palustris.
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Definition: Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
n : swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow
flowers resembling buttercups [syn:
marsh marigold,
kingcup,
meadow bright,
May blob,
cowslip,
water dragon]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Caltha palustris
marsh marigold
\marsh mar"i*gold\ (m[aum]rsh
m[a^]r"[i^]*g[-o]ld). (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus
Caltha (
Caltha palustris),
growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In
the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of
cowslip. See
Cowslip.
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Marigold
\Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
especially the
Calendula officinalis (see
Calendula), and
the cultivated species of
Tagetes.
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Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the
African marigold or
French marigold of the genus
Tagetes, of which
several species and many varieties are found in
gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from
South America and Mexico:
bur marigold, of the genus
Bidens;
corn marigold, of the genus
Chrysanthemum
(
Chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of
Italy);
fig marigold, of the genus
Mesembryanthemum;
marsh marigold, of the genus
Caltha (
Caltha palustris), commonly known in
America as the
cowslip. See
Marsh Marigold.
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Marigold window. (Arch.) See
Rose window, under
Rose.
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Cowslip
\Cow"slip`\ (-sl[i^]p`), n. [AS. c[=u]slyppe,
c[=u]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf.
Slop, n.]
(Bot.)
1. A common flower in England (
Primula veris) having yellow
blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often
cultivated in the United States.
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2. 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.
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American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West
(
Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order
(
Primulace[ae]) with the English cowslip.
French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (
Primula Auricula).
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