英语词汇“primrose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	primrose
释义	Trends of primrose View usage for: primrose (prɪmroʊz) Word forms: plural primroses variable noun A primrose is a wild plant which has pale yellow flowers in the spring. primrose in British English (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) noun 1. any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers 2. short for evening primrose 3. Also called: primrose yellow a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge adjective 4. of, relating to, or abounding in primroses 5. of the colour primrose 6. pleasant or gay Word origin C15: from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose primrose in American English (ˈprɪmˌroʊz) noun 1. any of a genus (Primula) of plants of the primrose family, having variously colored, tubelike corollas with five spreading lobes 2. the flower of any of these plants 3. the light yellow of some primroses 4. any of various other plants, as the evening primrose adjective 5. of the primrose 6. light-yellow 7. 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 Word origin ME primerose < MFr, altered (infl. by rose, rose1) < OFr primerole, primrose < ML primula, flower, daisy, primrose < L primus, first: see prime Image of primrose © Iurii Kachkovskyi, shutterstock Examples of 'primrose' in a sentence primrose You'll be happy to hear that your little yellow primroses came through. Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990) You can see bluebells, wild garlic and primroses all being affected. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Our walk takes us past primroses and violets, and abandoned hazelnut orchards. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A primrose path is a course of pleasure ending in ruin. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The bluebells in the woods, the primroses and wild garlic, were exquisite. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So, the primrose path being easier, we descend to bunnies. Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989) Word lists with primrose flower, yellow In other languages primrose British English: primrose /ˈprɪmˌrəʊz/ NOUN A primrose is a wild plant with pale yellow flowers. American English: primrose 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 European Portuguese: prímula Romanian: ciuboțica cucului Russian: примула Latin American Spanish: prímula Swedish: primula Thai: ต้นไม้ป่าที่มีดอกสีเหลือง Turkish: çuha çiçeği Ukrainian: примула Vietnamese: hoa anh thảo All related terms of 'primrose' Cape primrose any plant of the typically stemless subtropical perennial genus Streptocarpus , some species of which are grown as greenhouse plants for their tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae primrose path the path of pleasure , self-indulgence, etc. primrose family the plant family Primulaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having simple , opposite , whorled, or basal leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla , and capsular fruit, and including cyclamen , loosestrife of the genus Lysimachia , pimpernel , primrose , and shooting star primrose yellow any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula , esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers evening primrose Evening primrose is a tall plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening. Its seeds are used to make medicine . the primrose path a pleasurable way of life bird's-eye primrose a Eurasian primrose , Primula farinosa , having clusters of purplish flowers with yellow centres evening primrose oil an oil , obtained from the seeds of the evening primrose , that is claimed to stimulate the production of prostaglandins Chinese translation of 'primrose' primrose (ˈprɪmrəuz) n (c) 报(報)春花 (bàochūnhuā) (朵, duǒ)
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