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Definition of May blob
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
Lexicographical Neighbors of May Blob
Literary usage of May blob
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Wr. Caltha palustris, L. (which is called Horse-blob and May- blob in Leic., and
Horse-blob and Water-blob in ..."
2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"The small cock- MAY-BLOB, ». (1) The marsh- marigold. (2) The lady's smock.
MAY-BUG, /chafer. Far. d. MAY-BLOSSOMS, ». The lily of the valley. MAY-GAME,». ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"This decoration is almost a specialty of Dresden ware. May-bloom (ma'blom), я.
The hawthorn. May-blob (mä'blob), n. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Maw-skin, sb. the maw of a calf dried, from which rennet is made. May-blob, sb.
the marsh-marigold, ..."
5. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"May-blob," it is called, " water blob," sometimes even " horse blob" and again
it is extensively known as the cowslip which is boiled and used as a ..."
6. Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs by Arthur Benoni Evans (1881)
"Maw-skin, sb. the maw of a calf dried, from which rennet is made. May-blob, sb.
the marsh-marigold, ..."
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