Primrose Definition

prĭmrōz
primroses
noun
primroses
Any of a genus (Primula) of plants of the primrose family, having variously colored, tubelike corollas with five spreading lobes.
Webster's New World
The flower of any of these plants.
Webster's New World
The light yellow of some primroses.
Webster's New World
Any of various other plants, as the evening primrose.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the primrose.
Webster's New World
Light-yellow.
Webster's New World
Designating a family (Primulaceae, order Primulales) of dicotyledonous plants principally in the Northern Hemisphere, with flowers in clusters on a leafless stem, including loosestrife and cyclamen.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name. Rare, and of mostly British usage.
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Other Word Forms of Primrose

Noun

Singular:
primrose
Plural:
primroses

Origin of Primrose

  • Middle English primerose from Old French from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose Latin prīma feminine of prīmus first prime Latin rosa rose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Invented in the 19th century from the flower primrose.

    From Wiktionary

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