primula
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- noun
- /ˈprɪmjʊlə/
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primula
- In late January, get your seed-starting equipment ready and start hardy greens and cold-tolerant flowers like pansies and primulas.
Examples
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Of all the primulas we've grown, the obconicas are the most resistant to snails and slugs, and flower the longest.
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Drink your primulas.
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There is in primulas.
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While still at work on Origin in the spring of 1859, Darwin had transplanted various primulas to his garden.
Synonyms
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A small spring flower with bright petals and round leaves at its base
A small wild flower with pale yellow blooms that appears in early spring
A small European plant with pale yellow flowers that blooms in spring and grows in gardens
A small wild plant with bright yellow, scented flowers that grows in meadows and grassy places
A small mountain primrose with bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens
A primrose from China that people grow for its pretty flowers
A small flowering plant from China that people grow in gardens for its bright flowers
A pale yellow primrose with flowers in a row on one side of the stem, called oxlip
A garden plant made by crossing primroses that has bright clusters of spring flowers
A garden flower with many small bright blooms that appears in early spring
A small early spring wild flower with yellow or purple blooms
Compounds
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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
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A garden plant made by crossing primroses that has bright clusters of spring flowers
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A small wild plant with bright yellow, scented flowers that grows in meadows and grassy places
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A small wild flower with pale yellow blooms that appears in early spring
Surface Forms
Etymology
Primula comes from the Latin root primus, meaning 'first', the same root you see in prime and primary. These small, bright flowers are often some of the first to bloom in spring, so the name helps you remember they are early, showy plants.