primula

[ prim-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈprɪm yə lə /

noun

primrose (def. 1).

Origin of primula

1745–55; <Medieval Latin prīmula, short for prīmula vēris, literally, first (flower) of spring. See prime, -ule

Words nearby primula

primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path, primrose yellow, primsie, primula, primulaceous, primum mobile, primus, primus inter pares, Primus stove

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Example sentences from the Web for primula

How could the wind, which is the agent of fertilisation, with Plantago, fertilise "reciprocally dimorphic" flowers like Primula?
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II)|Charles Darwin
Primula, prim′ū-la, n. the genus of plants to which the primrose belongs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Primula veris, partibus perigonii spiræ in modum confluentibus.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
The Primula veris is St. Peters-wort from its resemblance to a bunch of keys.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

Primula is bad on account of the difficulty of deciding which seeds may be considered as good.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for primula

primula

/ (ˈprɪmjʊlə) /

noun

any primulaceous plant of the N temperate genus Primula, having white, yellow, pink, or purple funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading petals: includes the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus

Word Origin for primula

C18: New Latin, from Medieval Latin prīmula (vēris) little first one (of the spring)

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单词	primula
释义	primula [ prim-yuh-luh ] / ˈprɪm yə lə / noun primrose (def. 1). Origin of primula 1745–55; <Medieval Latin prīmula, short for prīmula vēris, literally, first (flower) of spring. See prime, -ule Words nearby primula primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path, primrose yellow, primsie, primula, primulaceous, primum mobile, primus, primus inter pares, Primus stove Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for primula How could the wind, which is the agent of fertilisation, with Plantago, fertilise "reciprocally dimorphic" flowers like Primula? The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II)\|Charles Darwin Primula, prim′ū-la, n. the genus of plants to which the primrose belongs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Primula veris, partibus perigonii spiræ in modum confluentibus. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters The Primula veris is St. Peters-wort from its resemblance to a bunch of keys. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard Primula is bad on account of the difficulty of deciding which seeds may be considered as good. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin British Dictionary definitions for primula primula / (ˈprɪmjʊlə) / noun any primulaceous plant of the N temperate genus Primula, having white, yellow, pink, or purple funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading petals: includes the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus Word Origin for primula C18: New Latin, from Medieval Latin prīmula (vēris) little first one (of the spring) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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