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marsh marigold
noun
: a swamp herb (Caltha palustris) of the buttercup family that occurs in Europe and North America and has bright yellow flowers
called also cowslip, kingcup
Examples of marsh marigold in a Sentence
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Violets, wild geraniums, and marsh marigolds aren’t far behind.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), a native plant found in wetland habitats and in some home gardens with moist areas.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) — a native plant found in wetland habitats and in some home gardens with moist areas.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022
That stretch also passes through the Butler Lake Flynn's Spring State Natural Area, a good spot for seeing marsh marigold.
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Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), a native plant found in wetland habitats and also planted in some gardens with moist areas.
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Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2021
But also hickory, chestnut, elms and birches, and joe-pye weed, aster, marsh marigold, skunk cabbage, snakeweed.
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Matthew Cicanese and Erika Reiter, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
Where the ground is mushy and damp, look for frilly bundles of false hellebore that sprout head-high flower stalks in summertime and the delicate blooms of marsh marigolds, aquatic buttercups, prairie smoke and berry-laden shrubs.
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Mare Czinar, azcentral, 11 June 2020
Also in attendance: ferns, marsh marigold and copious amounts of a kind of skunk cabbage that looks like spinach that has received a lot of encouragement.
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New York Times, 17 July 2019
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First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Marsh marigold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh%20marigold. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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marsh marigold
noun
: a swamp herb related to the buttercups and having bright yellow flowers and round shiny leaves
called also cowslip
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