paigle
/ˈpeɪɡl/Now English regional (chiefly east. ) and Welsh English (Pembrokeshire )
noun
The cowslip, Primula veris. Also: the oxlip (both the true oxlip, Primula elatior, and the false oxlip, P.× polyantha).
- In some districts where the cowslip is called paigle, the name cowslip itself denotes the oxlip..
Origin
Late Middle English. Origin unknown. Compare paggle.