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 Definitions of primrose  [ˈprɪmˌroʊz]  

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Definition of 'primrose' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'primrose' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'primrose' Webster Dictionary 

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


Definitions of 'primrose' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  primrose
the name of a family in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield."


Translation of 'primrose' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a kind of pale yellow spring flower common in woods and hedges.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: primula Arabic flag Arabic: زَهْرة الرَّبيع صَفْراء ا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: иглика
Brazilian flag Brazilian: prímula Czech flag Czech: prvosenka German flag German: die Primel
Danish flag Danish: kodriver Greek flag Greek: είδος κιτρινόχρωμου άνθου Spanish flag Spanish: primavera, prímula
Estonian flag Estonian: nurmenukk Farsi flag Farsi: گل پامچال Finnish flag Finnish: esikko
French flag French: primevère Hebrew flag Hebrew: בְּכור-אָבִיב Hindi flag Hindi: बसंती गुलाब
Hungarian flag Hungarian: kankalin Indonesian flag Indonesian: nama jenis bunga Icelandic flag Icelandic: maríulykill
Italian flag Italian: primula Japanese flag Japanese: さくらそう Korean flag Korean: 달맞이 꽃
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: raktažolė Latvian flag Latvian: prīmula Malay flag Malay: bunga primrose
Dutch flag Dutch: sleutelbloem Norwegian flag Norwegian: marianøkleblom, kusymre Polish flag Polish: pierwiosnek
Persian flag Persian: يك نوع گل است Pashto flag Pashto: يوډول ګل Portuguese flag Portuguese: prímula
Romanian flag Romanian: ciuboţica-cucului Russian flag Russian: примула Slovak flag Slovak: prvosienka
Slovenian flag Slovenian: trobentica Serbian flag Serbian: jagorčevina Swedish flag Swedish: primula
Thai flag Thai: พืชตระกูล Primula มีดอกสี Turkish flag Turkish: çuha çiçeği Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 報春屬植物,櫻草花
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: первоцвіт Urdu flag Urdu: جنگلي گلاب Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cây hoa anh thảo
Chinese flag Chinese: 报春属植物,樱草花

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