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Definition of Marsh marigold
1. Noun. Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups.
Group relationships: Caltha, Genus Caltha
Generic synonyms: Bog Plant, Marsh Plant, Swamp Plant
Definition of Marsh marigold
1. Noun. ''Caltha palustris'', a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Marsh marigold
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Marsh Marigold
Literary usage of Marsh marigold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"A peculiar form, known as the floating marsh-marigold, occurs among the northern
lakes. ... Marsh-marigold or cowslip. After Britton and Brown. ..."
2. Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the Use of Teachers, Or Mothers Studying by Jane Hancox Newell (1892)
"MARSH-MARIGOLD (Caltha palustris).1 This is an excellent flower for beginners,
being so simple and so large. There are no radical leaves. ..."
3. The Elements of Botany by Francis Darwin (1895)
"... (the marsh marigold) preserved in alcohol. Push the numerous sections from
the razor direct into a drop of glycerine on a clean slide, and cover. ..."
4. The Principles of Agriculture by Albrecht Daniel Thaer (1844)
"... which with their large leaves choke up plants, yield but a scanty nourishment
to cattle. Common marsh marigold ..."
5. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"... stigma far in advance of the anthers, thus coming out of doors, as it were,
to welcome the guest before he has reached the threshold. marsh marigold— ..."
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