Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cowslip

2 senses of cowslip

Sense 1
cowslip, paigle, Primula veris -- (early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers)
       => primrose, primula -- (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)

Sense 2
marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris -- (swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups)
       => marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant -- (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)