Phrase guide

marsh marigold

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Caltha palustris, a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: calta palustre — plant
  • Bulgarian: блатняк (blatnjak) — plant
  • Catalan: calta — plant
  • Czech: blatouch bahenní — plant
  • Dutch: dotterbloem — plant
  • Faroese: mýrisólja — plant
  • Finnish: rentukka — plant
  • French: populage des marais — plant
  • German: Dotterblume — plant
  • German: Sumpfdotterblume — plant
  • German: Bachbummele — plant
  • Hungarian: mocsári gólyahír — plant
  • Ingrian: kanansilmä — plant
  • Irish: lus buí Bealtaine — plant
  • Japanese: 立金花 (ryuukinka) — plant
  • Komi-Zyrian: ва багульник (va baguľńik) — plant
  • Komi-Zyrian: ва ляпа (va ľapa) — plant
  • Komi-Zyrian: ва купальнича (va kupaľńića) — plant
  • Eastern Mari: тӱкывуй (tükyvuj) — plant
  • Eastern Mari: тӱкышудо (tükyšudo) — plant
  • Eastern Mari: тӱслышудо (tüslyšudo) — plant
  • Norwegian: bekkeblom — plant
  • Norwegian: soleihov — plant
  • Polish: knieć błotna — plant
  • Polish: kaczeniec — plant
  • Romanian: calcea calului — plant
  • Russian: калу́жница боло́тная (kalúžnica bolótnaja) — plant
  • Scottish Gaelic: lus buidhe Bealltainn — plant
  • Spanish: calta palustre — plant
  • Spanish: caléndula acuática — plant
  • Spanish: verruguera — plant
  • Swedish: kabbeleka — plant
  • Turkish: bataklık nergisi — plant
  • Udmurt: гудырисяська (gudyriśaśka) — plant
  • Welsh: gold y gors — plant