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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.
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
/ ˈɪˌəʊ /
noun
any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers
short for evening primrose
Also called: primrose 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of primrose1
Word History and Origins
Origin of primrose1
Example Sentences
She began adding Cleveland sage, white sage, evening primrose, yellow lupine and other native plants in earnest, removing dead or poor-performing non-natives.
Sand verbena, desert sunflowers and desert primrose recently dazzled onlookers along Henderson Canyon Road in Borrego Springs, an area famed for wildflowers in San Diego County.
The desert sunflowers, purple sand verbena and white dune evening primrose were spectacular.
At field sites in eastern Washington, the researchers collected scent samples from pale evening primrose flowers.
Compounds called nitrate radicals, which can be abundant in nighttime urban air, severely degrade the scent emitted by the pale evening primrose, reducing visits from pollinating hawk moths, researchers reported in Science on Thursday.
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