paigle


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paigle

(ˈpeɪɡəl)
n
(Plants) another name for cowslip, oxlip
[C16: of uncertain origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.paigle - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
oxlip, Primula elatior
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
2.paigle - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowerspaigle - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
cowslip, Primula veris
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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Mae enwau digon difyr yn Saesneg hefyd - hey-flower, peggles a paigles. Roedd y blodyn yma'n arfer cael ei ysgeintio dan draed y briodferch erstalwm a'i gynnwys mewn blodeubleth neu goronbleth ar Galan Mai.
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