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A female given name. Rare, and of mostly British usage

Mother said, How do you like Primrose? It sounds fresh and pretty. Milly-Molly-Mandy thought it sounded a very nice name. - - - And then she decided, as the baby had come in the spring-time, it had better be Primrose.

A plant of the family Primulaceae
Specifically, the species Primula vulgaris
Of a light yellow colour
A light yellow colour

primrose colour:.

A plant of the genus Oenothera
An early-flowering plant of the genus Primula, with white, red, or yellow flowers
A flower of a primrose plant
{n} the name of a flower and plant
A female given name
A primrose is a wild plant which has pale yellow flowers in the spring. Any flowering plant of the genus Primula, one of 28 genera of the family Primulaceae. Primula includes more than 500 species, which occur chiefly in the Northern Hemisphere in cool or mountainous regions. The plants are low-growing, usually perennial herbs; a few are biennials. Most species grow 25-50 cm (10-20 inches) tall, but some are as short as 5 cm and others as tall as 120 cm. Many species are cultivated for their attractive, five-petaled flowers, which may be red, pink, purple, blue, white, or yellow. Other plants in the primrose family include cyclamens and pimpernels. The evening primrose (family Onagraceae) is not a true primrose. evening primrose Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose 5th earl of Archibald Philip Primrose
An early flowering plant of the genus Primula P
Any plant of the genus Primula
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; hence, flowery; gay
vulgaris closely allied to the cowslip
Formerly called also primerole, primerolles
{i} any plant from the genus Primula
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc
{s} having a pale yellow color; of primroses, similar to primroses (type of plant)
primrose path
A deceptively easy course of action that can end in tragedy
primrose path
An easy and pleasant life
primrose paths
plural form of primrose path
primrose jasmine
evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
primrose league
So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
primrose league
A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883
primrose path
easy path, nice route, way filled with pleasant things
primrose path
a life of ease and pleasure
evening primrose
Various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera, especially the common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
evening primrose oil
oil, extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose, used as a complementary medicine (for example, to relieve premenstrual stress)
fairy primrose
A Chinese ornamental (primula malcoides) grown for its large, rose to pink flowers, grouped in many-flowered umbels
Archibald Philip Primrose 5th earl of Rosebery
orig. Archibald Philip Primrose born May 7, 1847, London, Eng. died May 21, 1929, Epsom, Surrey British politician. He served in William E. Gladstone's governments as undersecretary for Scottish affairs (1881-83) and foreign secretary (1886, 1892-94). He succeeded Gladstone as prime minister (1894-95) but was ineffective in resolving conflicts within the Liberal Party and in passing legislation through the Conservative-dominated House of Lords. He broke with the Liberal Party by opposing Irish Home Rule (1905) and retired from public life
Cape primrose
Any of various chiefly African plants of the genus Streptocarpus, widely cultivated as houseplants for their attractive foliage and clusters of showy colorful flowers. Also called streptocarpus
cape primrose
any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
chinese primrose
cultivated Asiatic primrose
common evening primrose
a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
english primrose
plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
evening primrose
any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
evening primrose
Evening primrose is a tall plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening. Its seeds are used to make medicine. Any of various North American plants of the genus Oenothera, characteristically having four-petaled yellow flowers that open in the evening. Also called sundrops. a plant with small flowers, whose seeds are used to make medicines. Any of various species of herbaceous plants of the genus Oenothera (family Onagraceae). They are noted for their showy flowers, especially the yellow-flowered biennial O. biennis, which is found widely throughout North America and and has been introduced to Europe. It has been grown by geneticists to determine certain principles of heredity. The true primrose belongs to the family Primulaceae
evening primrose
type of plant with yellow flowers that open at night
fairy primrose
A Chinese ornamental (Primula malcoides) grown for its large, rose to pink flowers grouped in many-flowered umbels
missouri primrose
evening-opening primrose of south central United States
primroses
plural of primrose
primrose

    Расстановка переносов

    Prim·rose

    Турецкое произношение

    prîmrōz

    Синонимы

    primula

    Произношение

    /ˈprəmˌrōz/ /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/

    Этимология

    () Invented in the 19th century from the flower primrose.
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