primula
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of primula
1745–55; < Medieval Latin prīmula, short for prīmula vēris, literally, first (flower) of spring. See prime, -ule
Example Sentences
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Two delightful varieties of primula were new to me, and were just coming out, one of them being almost black in colour.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
"I think I've got enough now," said Bethea, as she laid the last primula in her basket.
From Soap-Bubble Stories For Children by Barry, Fanny
The primula is thus spoken of, on account of its yellow centre, also the adonis, or “pheasant’s eye,” and the blue veronica, or germander speedwell.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Why should we call larkspur Delphinium? or a forget-me-not Myostis Palustria, and would a primrose by the river's brim ever be to you or to me primula vulgaris?
From Mistress Anne by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
Among plants such a case has been met with in the primula.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall
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