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单词 primrose
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primrose

[ prim-rohz ]
/ ˈprɪmˌroʊz /
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noun

any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris(English primrose ), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis(Chinese primrose ), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.Compare primrose family.
evening primrose.
pale yellow.

adjective

of or relating to the primrose.
Also primrosed . abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
of a pale yellow.

Origin of primrose

1375–1425; late Middle English primerose<Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose

Words nearby primrose

primordial, primordial ovarian follicle, primordial soup, primordium, primp, primrose, primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path, primrose yellow, primsie

Definition for primrose (2 of 2)

Primrose
[ prim-rohz ]
/ ˈprɪmˌroʊz /

noun

Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery. Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
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British Dictionary definitions for primrose

primrose
/ (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) /

noun

any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers
short for evening primrose
Also called: primrose yellow a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge

adjective

of, relating to, or abounding in primroses
of the colour primrose
pleasant or gay

Word Origin for primrose

C15: from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose
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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