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prim⋅u⋅la

[prim-yuh-luh]
–noun
primrose (def. 1).

Origin:
1745–55; < ML prīmula, short for prīmula vēris, lit., first (flower) of spring. See prime, -ule
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primula

noun
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads [syn: primrose
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