Defn: Same as Kauri.
COWRIE; COWRY
Cow"rie Cow"ry (kou"r), n.; pl. Cowries (-r. Etym: [Hind. kaur.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A marine shell of the genus Cypræa.
Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly
C. moneta and several other species were largely used as money in
Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some
extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places.
COWSLIP
Cow"slip` (-slp`), n. Etym: [AS. c, c, prob. orig., cow's droppings.
Cf. Slop, n.] (Bot.)
1. A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
2. In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold. American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (Primulaceæ) with the English cowslip. — French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula).
COWSLIPPED
Cow"slipped` (-slpt`), a.
Defn: Adorned with cowslips. "Cowslipped lawns." Keats.
COW'S LUNGWORT
Cow's" lung"wort` (kouz" lng"wrt`).