Virginia cowslip: Meaning and Definition of

Virgin'ia cow'slip

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  1. a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers. Also called
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