primula [ˈprɪmjʊlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any primulaceous plant of the N temperate genus Primula, having white, yellow, pink, or purple funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading petals: includes the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin prīmula (vēris) little first one (of the spring)]
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| Noun | 1. |  primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or headsgenus Primula - very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers English primrose, Primula vulgaris - plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers cowslip, Primula veris, paigle - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis - cultivated Asiatic primrose auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula - yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated polyanthus, Primula polyantha - florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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