PRIMULA

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

primula (plural primulas)

(botany) Any plant of the genus Primula; the primroses.

Source: Wiktionary


Prim"u*la, n. Etym: [LL. See Primrose.] (Bot.)

Definition: The genus of plants including the primrose (Primula vera).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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