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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prim•rose /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a plant with showy, five-lobed flowers in a variety of colors, esp. one having yellow flowers that opens at night.
- [uncountable] pale yellow.
adj. - of a pale yellow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Chi′nese prim′rose. - Plant BiologySee under primrose (def. 1).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prim•rose (prim′rōz′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany 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. Cf. primrose family.
- Plant BiologySee evening primrose.
- pale yellow.
adj. - Plant Biologyof or pertaining to the primrose.
- BotanyAlso, prim′rosed′. abounding in primroses:a primrose garden.
- of a pale yellow.
- Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose
- late Middle English primerose 1375–1425
Prim•rose (prim′rōz′),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery. See Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
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