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Gowan vs Powan - What's the difference?

gowan | powan |

As nouns the difference between gowan and powan

is that gowan is the common daisy while powan is species: Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.

gowan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Northumbria) The common daisy.
  • *1788 ,
    • We twa hae run about the braes,
    and pou’d the gowans fine;
    But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
    sin' auld lang syne.
  • *
  • (mineralogy) Decomposed granite.

    • References

    * * Michael Quinion, World Wide Words , "Pluck the gowans fine"

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    powan

    English

    (wikipedia powan) (Coregonus clupeoides)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.