| English Dictionary |
CALTHA PALUSTRIS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Caltha palustris mean?
• CALTHA PALUSTRIS (noun)
The noun CALTHA PALUSTRIS has 1 sense:
1. swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
Familiarity information: CALTHA PALUSTRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Caltha palustris; cowslip; kingcup; marsh marigold; May blob; meadow bright; water dragon
Hypernyms ("Caltha palustris" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Holonyms ("Caltha palustris" is a member of...):
Caltha; genus Caltha (a genus of Caltha)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The more cowherds there are, the worse the cows are looked after" (Breton proverb)
"The path is made by walking." (African proverb)
"He who sleeps cannot catch fish." (Corsican proverb)