英语词汇cowslip的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cowslip
词源	cowslip. This pretty flower takes its name from the drop- pings, or slips, of cattle, because it grew best and thickest in En- glish pastures where cattle grazed. The ancient word dates back to at least a.d. 1000.
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