noun
swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
• Syn: ↑marsh marigold, ↑kingcup, ↑meadow bright, ↑cowslip, ↑water dragon, ↑Caltha palustris
• Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caltha, ↑genus Caltha
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nounUsage: usually capitalized M
: a marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) — often used in plural
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May blob,
= marsh marigold. (Cf. ↑marsh marigold)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.