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Water-loving plant of buttercup family
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marsh marigold
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: kingcup , meadow bright , May blob , cowslip , water dragon , Caltha palustris ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. ''Caltha palustris'', a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.
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The Marsh Marigold is closely allied to various species of buttercups, but the flower has no real corolla, the brilliant yellow cup being composed of the five petaloid sepals.
Linnaeus noticed that in Sweden the Wood Anemone flowered at the same time as the return of the swallow, and that the Marsh Marigold was contemporaneous with the cuckoo.