marsh marigold Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
May blob; kingcup; water dragon; meadow bright; cowslip; Caltha palustris.

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Marsh mar"i*gold

Definitions

. (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. 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.

Webster 1913

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