paigle

Noun
Synonyms: oxlipPrimula elatiorcowslipPrimula veris

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbelSynonyms: oxlipPrimula elatior
  2. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowersSynonyms: cowslipPrimula veris
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.] [1913 Webster]
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