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}]
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]