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primrose
1[ prim-rohz ]
noun
- any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris English primrose, of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis Chinese primrose, of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Compare primrose family.
- pale yellow.
adjective
- of or relating to the primrose.
- Also primrosed. abounding in primroses:
a primrose garden.
- of a pale yellow.
Primrose
2[ prim-rohz ]
noun
- Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery. Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
primrose
/ ˈprɪmˌrəʊz /
noun
- any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers
- See evening primroseshort for evening primrose
- Also calledprimrose yellow a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge
adjective
- of, relating to, or abounding in primroses
- of the colour primrose
- pleasant or gay
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Zutant has since stepped back from Barkada day-to-day in order to dedicate time to Primrose.
But he put such thoughts from him—he had made his choice long ago, and it was not the primrose-path.
But the third sign—the first primrose and violet—was always the happiest, as well as quite the earliest.
His hair was a little less primrose coloured than it had been (pomatum does darken hair a little), but his eyes had not altered.
The names of the plant are a puzzle; botanically it is a Primrose, but it is never so called.
It was also a flower name, but not of our present Primrose, but of a very different plant.
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