bird's-eye primrose

noun

a hardy primrose, Primula farinosa, of alpine regions of Europe and Asia, having small, lilac-colored flowers with yellow throat and eye.

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Nearby words

bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-eye, bird's-eye chilli, bird's-eye maple, bird's-eye primrose, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird's-nest, bird's-nest fern

Origin of bird's-eye primrose

First recorded in 1810–20

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