Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gowan

/gou'-ən/ · Gow·an · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.ən/

01 n. The daisy, or mountain daisy.

1.
The daisy, or mountain daisy.[Scot.]
“And pu'd the gowans fine.” — Burns.
2.
Decomposed granite.(Min.)