primrose
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.
pale yellow.
of or relating to the primrose.
Also primrosed . abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
of a pale yellow.
Origin of primrose
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British Dictionary definitions for primrose
/ (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) /
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
of, relating to, or abounding in primroses
of the colour primrose
pleasant or gay
Origin of primrose
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