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1. (n.) primrose
any plant of the genus Primula, with showy five-lobed flowers in a variety of colors.
2. primrose
pale yellow.
3. (adj.) primrose
of a pale yellow.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME primerose < ML prīma rosa first rose)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) primrose, primula
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) primrose
an early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles
2. (adj) primrose
any plant of the genus Primula
3. (adj) primrose
of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. primrose
the name of a family in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield."
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Sense: a kind of pale yellow spring flower common in woods and hedges.
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 Afrikaans: primula |
 Arabic: زَهْرة الرَّبيع صَفْراء ا |
 Bulgarian: иглика |
 Brazilian: prímula |
 Czech: prvosenka |
 German: die Primel |
 Danish: kodriver |
 Greek: είδος κιτρινόχρωμου άνθου |
 Spanish: primavera, prímula |
 Estonian: nurmenukk |
 Farsi: گل پامچال |
 Finnish: esikko |
 French: primevère |
 Hebrew: בְּכור-אָבִיב |
 Hindi: बसंती गुलाब |
 Hungarian: kankalin |
 Indonesian: nama jenis bunga |
 Icelandic: maríulykill |
 Italian: primula |
 Japanese: さくらそう |
 Korean: 달맞이 꽃 |
 Lithuanian: raktažolė |
 Latvian: prīmula |
 Malay: bunga primrose |
 Dutch: sleutelbloem |
 Norwegian: marianøkleblom, kusymre |
 Polish: pierwiosnek |
 Persian: يك نوع گل است |
 Pashto: يوډول ګل |
 Portuguese: prímula |
 Romanian: ciuboţica-cucului |
 Russian: примула |
 Slovak: prvosienka |
 Slovenian: trobentica |
 Serbian: jagorčevina |
 Swedish: primula |
 Thai: พืชตระกูล Primula มีดอกสี |
 Turkish: çuha çiçeği |
 Taiwanese: 報春屬植物，櫻草花 |
 Ukrainian: первоцвіт |
 Urdu: جنگلي گلاب |
 Vietnamese: cây hoa anh thảo |
 Chinese: 报春属植物，樱草花 |
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