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marsh marigold Also 7 March-. A ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, growing in moist meadows and bearing showy golden flowers.
1578Lyte Dodoens i. xx. 31 The small Celandyne, and the Braue Bassinet, or Marsh Marigold, do grow in moyst medowes. 1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cclxxx. 670 Marsh Marigold hath great broad leaues somewhat round, of a gallant greene colour,..among which rise vp thicke fat stalkes..whereupon do growe goodly yellow flowers. 1657S. Purchas Pol. Flying-Ins. i. xv. 94 Bees gather of these flowers following..In April..March-marigold. 1756C. Lucas Ess. Waters II. 131 All over it [grow] rushes, red rattle, marsh-marygold [etc.]. 1833Tennyson May Queen i. 31 The wild marsh-marigold shines like fire in swamps and hollows gray. 1882Garden 15 Apr. 261/2 Wild Marsh Marigolds fill a large bowl on a hall table. |