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primrose family

primrose family

6.0
A group of flowering plants like primroses and cyclamens
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪmroʊz ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las primulas
  • The primrose family includes many beautiful flowering plants that thrive in gardens.

Examples

  • She admired the delicate blooms of the plants in the primrose family during her hike.

  • Among the wildflowers are yellow star grass of the iris family, brookweed of the primrose family, Indian plantain of the aster family, as well as Saint Johnswort and lizard's-tail.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The botanist studied various species in the primrose family for their unique flower structures.

Synonyms

Primulaceae
vsprimrose family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of flowering plants with usually five-part flowers like primroses

is the common everyday name used instead of the Latin scientific term

Surface Forms

primrose family singular
primrose families plural

Morphology

primrose + family

The meaning 'a family of flowering plants' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'primrose' (a flowering plant) with 'family' (a group of related species). This is a standard taxonomic naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Primrose family: The name primrose family comes from the small, familiar flower primrose and the word family which people who study plants use for a 'group' of related plants. So primrose family means a group of similar flowering plants, like primroses and cyclamens.