primrose

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P0560500 (prĭm′rōz′)n. Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having large basal leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers with a five-lobed bell-shaped or salverform corolla. Also called primula.

[Middle English primerose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa, first rose : Latin prīma, feminine of prīmus, first; see prime + Latin rosa, rose.]

primrose

(ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) n1. (Plants) any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers2. (Plants) short for evening primrose3. (Colours) Also called: primrose yellow a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tingeadj4. (Plants) of, relating to, or abounding in primroses5. (Colours) of the colour primrose6. pleasant or gay[C15: from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose]

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n. 1. any plant of the genus Primula, with showy five-lobed flowers in a variety of colors. 2. evening primrose. 3. pale yellow. adj. 4. of a pale yellow. [1375–1425; late Middle English primerose < Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose]

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primrose - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or headsprimulagenus Primula - very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowersEnglish primrose, Primula vulgaris - plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowerscowslip, Primula veris, paigle - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowersoxlip, paigle, Primula elatior - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbelChinese primrose, Primula sinensis - cultivated Asiatic primroseauricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula - yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivatedpolyanthus, Primula polyantha - florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primroseherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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樱草花淡黄色的报春属植物樱草色的

primrose

(ˈprimrəuz) noun1. a kind of pale yellow spring flower common in woods and hedges. 报春属植物，樱草花 2. (also adjective) (of) its colour. primrose walls. 樱草色的，淡黄色的

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common name for the genus Primula of the Primulaceae, a family of low perennial herbs with species found on all continents, most frequently in north temperate regions. Among the better-known members of the family are the primroses (genus Primula), cyclamens (genus Cyclamen), pimpernels (genus Anagallis), and loosestrifes (chiefly genus Lysimachia). Species of all these genera are cultivated as rock-garden, border, and pot plants. The primrose, a common and favored wildflower of England, has often been celebrated in poetry. A common yellow species (P. veris) is called cowslip in England. Several primroses are indigenous to North America. The American cowslip, often called shooting star, is a separate genus (Dodocatheon); it is an Eastern wildflower. The evening primroseevening primrose,
common name for the Onagraceae, a family of plants of worldwide distribution, most species of which grow as herbs in the temperate New World, and specifically for members of the genus Oenothera.
..... Click the link for more information. is not a true primrose. Tuberous-rooted cyclamens are native chiefly to the European Alps; C. indicum is a common florists' pot plant in the United States. The scarlet pimpernel, or poorman's-weatherglass (A. arvensis), is native to Eurasia but has been naturalized in North America; its flowers close on the approach of bad weather. Loosestrifes are easily cultivated flowers that thrive under moist conditions; some are creeping species, e.g., the moneywort, or creeping Jenny, of E North America. Several unrelated plants are also called loosestrifeloosestrife,
common name for the Lythraceae, a widely distributed family of plants most abundant as woody shrubs in the American tropics but including also herbaceous species (chiefly of temperate zones) and some trees.
..... Click the link for more information. . Primroses are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Primulales.

primrose

Colorful, edible flower with sweet, bland taste. Note there is another plant also called Cowslip (Marsh Marigold) which isn’t the same.

primrose

symbol of early youth. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176; Kunz, 327]See: Youth

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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 primrose3. a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge

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noun any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

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