Talk:Primula veris
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When you have text like When cows crossed the stream and smashed the flowers into the rocks it became very slippery, causing the cows to slip on the rocks, hence the name "cowslips". it seems like a waste of time to point out that "marsh marigolds" are actually Caltha palustris. They can make this stuff up faster than we can fix it eh. --Wetman 20:37, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
http://www.plant-lore.com/1071/cowslip/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klasovsky (talk • contribs) 19:30, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Etymology
[edit]Cowslips are characteristic of dry grassland habitats. They do occur in areas that are seasonally flooded but are not typical of wet ground so not likely to be particularly associated with places where cows might slip. Hence I think "cow slip" must be false etymology/back construction. A possible alternative derivation is "cow's lip" (together with the related "ox lip") — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nasty swimmer (talk • contribs) 18:46, 27 May 2020 (UTC)