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primroseprim‧rose /ˈprɪmrəʊz $ -roʊz/ noun  primroseOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French primerose, probably from prime ‘first’ + rose ‘rose’ - A green salad can be enhanced by primrose and violet heads, and they make appealing decorations for a cake.
- As children, she and her sister Ruth had reckoned the first outing to pick primroses as the true herald of spring.
- Pale lemon primroses and polyanthus in paint-box colours herald in spring joyfully.
- She wore her corsage of violets and primroses pinned to the lapel of her grey suit.
- The sheep are not much more than the primroses.
- We rode home through a brilliant day smelling of primroses.
- Would the primroses be starring the banks along the lane to Nidden, she wondered?
- Wright and Burton performed a crossover study of evening primrose oil and placebo in 99 adults and children with atopic eczema.
► Coloursamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective NOUN► evening· Only poison, not evening primrose oil, could cure that.· Many women find, over a period of time, that they like to take a regular supplement of evening primrose oil.· All that's added to our evening primrose oil is a little vitamin E to help your body obtain its full goodness.· So when you're choosing a supplement of evening primrose oil, choose Epoc.· The large numbers of evening primrose in Liverpool reflect its abundance on the sand dunes just outside the city.· Wright and Burton performed a crossover study of evening primrose oil and placebo in 99 adults and children with atopic eczema. ► oil· Only poison, not evening primrose oil, could cure that.· Many women find, over a period of time, that they like to take a regular supplement of evening primrose oil.· All that's added to our evening primrose oil is a little vitamin E to help your body obtain its full goodness.· So when you're choosing a supplement of evening primrose oil, choose Epoc.· Wright and Burton performed a crossover study of evening primrose oil and placebo in 99 adults and children with atopic eczema. ► the primrose path- She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path, which led rapidly downhill.
- That really is the primrose path.
1[countable] a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers, or the flower from this plant: a bunch of primroses2 (also primrose yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour3the primrose path literary a way of life that is full of pleasure but causes you harm after a period of time |