PRIMROSE

primrose, primula

(noun) any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

primrose (plural primroses)

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.

A plant of the family Primulaceae.

A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.

A flower of a primrose plant.

A light yellow colour.

Synonyms

• (plant): primula, cowslip, oxlip, primerole

Adjective

primrose (comparative more primrose, superlative most primrose)

Of a light yellow colour.

Verb

primrose (third-person singular simple present primroses, present participle primrosing, simple past and past participle primrosed)

(intransitive) To pick primroses.

Anagrams

• promiser

Etymology

Proper noun

Primrose

A habitational surname.

(rare, chiefly Britain) A female given name from English.

Anagrams

• promiser

Source: Wiktionary

Prim"rose`, n. Etym: [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime, a.] (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) Any plant of the genus Primula. Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (Enothera biennis), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.

– Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (N. biflorus). [Obs.]

Prim"rose`, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; - - hence, flowery; gay. "The primrose path of dalliance." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition