primrose
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- noun
- /ˈprɪmroʊz/
- Indian paintbrushes, evening primroses, bluebonnets, and a dozen other species arrived one after the other.
- evening primrose
- Primrose oil
- fairy primrose
Examples
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"A primrose is a flower, dear, and the evening primrose is another flower."
Fiction book (1994) -
They're related to evening primroses, but I think they're much more attractive.
Fiction book (1990) -
So this next pair is the Primrose, and can we talk about this color?
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We will use the evening primrose.
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And look at the purple primrose.
Fiction book (1999) -
Bring me a bunch of primroses, will you?
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And over here are the primroses.
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There's some tulips, primrose, lots of bright color.
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Short and stout, Mrs. Meadows wore a floral frock of forget-me-nots and primroses.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the garden, clusters of primrose brightened the landscape with their vibrant yellow flowers.
Synonyms
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A small plant with bright groups of flowers that bloom in spring
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A small wild flower with pale yellow blooms that appears in early spring
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A small plant with bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens
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A small European plant with pale yellow flowers that blooms in spring and grows in gardens
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A garden flower with many small bright blooms that appears in early spring
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A primrose from China that people grow for its pretty flowers
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A garden plant made by crossing primroses that has bright clusters of spring flowers
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A small mountain primrose with bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens
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A pale yellow primrose with flowers in a row on one side of the stem, called oxlip
A small flowering plant from China that people grow in gardens for its bright flowers
A small early spring wild flower with yellow or purple blooms
Compounds
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A small European plant with pale yellow flowers that blooms in spring and grows in gardens
- Specialized
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A group of flowering plants that includes the evening primrose
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A plant from south central United States with large yellow flowers that open in the evening
A small flowering plant from China that people grow in gardens for its bright flowers
- Specialized
A plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening and attract moths
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Etymology
The word primrose comes from old words meaning 'first' (prim-, like prime) and 'rose' (rose), so it was called the 'first rose' because these flowers are often among the first to bloom in spring.