单词 | primrose |
释义 | primrose /prim"rohz'/, n. 1. 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. Cf. primrose family. 2. See evening primrose. 3. pale yellow. adj. 4. of or pertaining to the primrose. 5. Also, primrosed. abounding in primroses: a primrose garden. 6. of a pale yellow. [1375-1425; late ME primerose < ML prima rosa first rose] |
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