paigle

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paigle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
     A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose.
     [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.]
     [1913 Webster]

paigle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  paigle
      n 1: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-
           sided umbel [syn: oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior]
      2: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant
         yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: cowslip, paigle,
         Primula veris]