primrose
A flowering plant of the genus PrimulaA flowering plant of the genus Primula.
» She was as pretty as a primrose.
Meaning
6 sensesA flowering plant of the genus Primula.
Primel
первоцве́тpervocvét, при́мулаprímula
A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
Primel
первоцве́тpervocvét, при́мулаprímula
A plant of the family Primulaceae.
A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
A flower of a primrose plant.
Primel
первоцве́тpervocvét, при́мулаprímula
A light yellow colour.
- any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
Examples
4 sentencesShe was as pretty as a primrose.
Primroses are the first flowers to bloom in spring.
ruПримула - первые цветы, распускающиеся весной.
How she loved the grey-white moths spinning in and out, over the cherry pie, over the evening primroses!
Once arrived in Canada, the settler soon found that he had no primrose path before him.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“firsFrom Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.
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