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单词 plumrose
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plumrosen.

Brit. /ˈplʌmrəʊz/, U.S. /ˈpləmˌroʊz/, Scottish English /ˈplʌmroz/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: primrose n.
Etymology: Variant of primrose n., with dissimilation of r to l . Compare plumrock n.
Chiefly Scottish. Now rare.
The primrose, Primula vulgaris.The attribution of colour in quot. 1993 seems based on a misapprehension.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > primrose and allied flowers > primrose or auricula
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1787 R. Burns Let. 1 June (2001) I. 120 A new blawn plumrose in a hazle shaw.
1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. 190/1 Plumrose, a corr. of primrose, West of S[cotland].
1993 H. N. Thomas Spirits in Dark iv. 27 She turned pink as a plumrose, began to cry, and walked out of class.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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