2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the
bluebell squill ({Scilla nutans}). [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands. --Walton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
culverkey — cul·ver·key … English syllables
culverkey — ˈkəlvə(r)ˌkē noun Etymology: culver (I) + key 1. dialect England : wood hyacinth 2. dialect England : cowslip 1a … Useful english dictionary
Scilla nutans — Culverkey Cul ver*key ( k? ), n. 1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill ({Scilla nutans}). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A girl cropping… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Culver Key — Tenement called le Culverkey near Billingsgate, 2 H. VI. 1423 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p. 20). Mentioned in Registrum Episcopi Lond. (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 166). Not further identified … Dictionary of London
