Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COW'SLIP, or COW'S'-LIP
COW'SLIP, or COW'S'-LIP, n.
A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American cowslip belongs to the genus Dodecatheon; the Jerusalem and mountain cowslip, to the genus Pulmonaria.
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