prim·rose /ˈprɪmˌroz/
報春花,櫻草花,櫻草色(a.)櫻草的,櫻草色的,淡黃色的
Prim·rose n. Bot. (a) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles. (b) Any plant of the genus Primula.
Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (Enothera biennis), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.
Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (Narcissus biflorus). [Obs.]
Prim·rose, a. Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay. “The primrose path of dalliance.”
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primrose
n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
umbels or heads [syn: primula]