Plural of gowan; daisies or similar white flowers, especially as found in Scottish fields.
From Scots 'gowan', possibly from Old Norse or Gaelic origins. The word is particularly common in Scottish poetry and dialect to describe wild daisies.
Scots English preserved words that English lost—'gowan' appears in Robert Burns' poetry as a humble, native flower, and language choices like this can mark regional pride and identity.
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