Definition of primrose Primrose

/pɹɪˈmɹowˌz/ - [primrowz] - Prim•rose

We found 13 definitions of primrose from 5 different sources.

What does primrose mean?

Noun Plural: primroses
primrose - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
		primula
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus primula very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers
		english primrose, primula vulgaris plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
		primula veris, cowslip, paigle early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
		oxlip, primula elatior, paigle Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
		chinese primrose, primula sinensis cultivated Asiatic primrose
		bear's ear, primula auricula, auricula a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart

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primrose (Noun)
An early- flowering plant of the genus Primula, with white, red, or yellow flowers.
primrose (Noun)
A plant of the family Primulaceae.
primrose (Noun)
A plant of the genus Oenothera.
primrose (Noun)
Specifically, the species.
primrose (Noun)
A flower of a primrose plant.
primrose (Noun)
A light yellow colour.
primrose (Adjective)
Of a light yellow colour.

primrose (a.)
An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles.
primrose (a.)
Any plant of the genus Primula.
primrose (a.)
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay.

primrose
prim′rōz, n. an early spring flower common in woods and meadows: a plant of the genus Primula: (Spens.) the first or earliest flower, the first or choicest.—adj. resembling a primrose in colour: flowery, gay.—Primrose League, a political association for the spread of Conservative opinions—formed in 1883 in memory of Lord Beaconsfield, whose favourite flower is said to have been the primrose. [Fr. prime rose—as if L. prima rosa; really through O. Fr. primerole and Low L. dim. forms from L. primus.]