Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A local name of the marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris, of the white water-lily, Castalia speciosa (Nymphæa alba), and of the yellow water-lily, Nymphæa (Nuphar) lutea. Britten and Holland.
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- noun The
marsh marigold , Caltha palustris; also used for other similar plants.
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Some people have invented what I think very ugly names for this showy plant, such as horse-blob, water-blob.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton
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