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primrose (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz
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Definitions
noun
- any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers
- short for evening primrose
- Also called: primrose yellow. a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge
adjective
- of, relating to, or abounding in primroses
- of the colour primrose
- pleasant or gay
Word Origin
C15: from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first roseTranslations for 'primrose'
- British English: primrose A primrose is a wild plant with pale yellow flowers.ˈprɪmˌrəʊz NOUN
- Arabic: زَهْرَةُ الرَّبِيع
- Brazilian Portuguese: prímula
- Chinese: 樱草花
- Croatian: jaglac
- Czech: prvosenka
- Danish: kodriver
- Dutch: sleutelbloem
- European Spanish: prímula
- Finnish: esikko
- French: primevère
- German: Primel
- Greek: πρίμουλα
- Italian: primula
- Japanese: サクラソウ
- Korean: 달맞이꽃
- Norwegian: nøkleblom
- Polish: pierwiosnek
- Portuguese: prímula
- Romanian: ciuboțica cucului
- Russian: примула
- Spanish: prímula
- Swedish: primula
- Thai: ต้นไม้ป่าที่มีดอกสีเหลือง
- Turkish: çuha çiçeği
- Ukrainian: примула
- Vietnamese: hoa anh thảo
Example Sentences Including 'primrose'
Chronic effects prevented by all vitamins plus vitamin F (oil of evening primrose , 150mg) daily.Thorsons' Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
Nutra-Life recalled almost 180 products ranging from evening primrose oil to women's iron tablets.New Zealand Herald (2003)
On one side of the road, a scattering of ordinary houses with front yards, on the other - the primrose path to eternity.C B Greenfield - A Little Madness
Plants rich in nectar or with evening scents provide much of the menu at Jupiter, including scabious, knapweed and evening primrose.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Silently, she shut the heavy, primrose yellow curtains and flicked on the lamps, all of which took mere moments.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
The girl's mother wore a primrose jacket and skirt, and white blouse.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Vitamin K and evening primrose oil may help with the nausea.Misc (1995)
said Rye with enough frost in her voice to blast a rathe primrose.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
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