how to pronounce cowslip

/ˈkaʊ.slɪp/

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cowslip is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cowslip in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… color of the cowslip and Primrose …”

meanings of cowslip

noun:

Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort.
Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip.
Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip.
Marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants related or similar in appearance.
Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip.
Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.

cowslip frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cowslip occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cowslip can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cowslip can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;