PRIMROSED
Verb
primrosed
simple past tense and past participle of primrose
Anagrams
• Pridmores
Source: Wiktionary
PRIMROSE
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