English Explanatory Dictionary

primrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
  2. Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
  3. A plant of the family Primulaceae.
  4. A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
  5. A flower of a primrose plant.
  6. A light yellow colour.
adj
  1. Of a light yellow colour.
verb
  1. To pick primroses.
name
  1. A habitational surname.
  2. A female given name from English.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/ /ˈpɹɪm.ɹəʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primrose.wav

Word forms

primrose primroses more primrose most primrose primrosing primrosed

Etymology

From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.

Synonyms

primula cowslip oxlip primerole plumrock plumrose

Related words

auricula bear's ear cowslip fireweed loosestrife marsh marigold oxlip pimpernel polyanthus primula shooting star streptocarpus sundrops

Derived words

Abyssinian primrose baby primrose bird's-eye primrose Cape primrose Chinese primrose English primrose evening primrose evening primrose oil fairy primrose Missouri primrose Oenothera macrocarpa) Primrose Hill primroselike primrose path primrose peerless Primrose Valley primrose-willow primrose willow primrose yellow primrosy primrosey Scottish primrose sea primrose spike-primrose tree primrose water primrose Primrose syndrome

Translations

Abkhaz: аӡыӡкәыр Armenian: գնարբուկ Azerbaijani: novruzgülü Belarusian: першацве́т Belarusian: пры́мула Belarusian: клю́чыкі Bulgarian: иглика Catalan: prímula Catalan: primavera Cornish: brialli Cornish: briallen Czech: prvosenka Czech: petrklíč Dutch: sleutelbloem Esperanto: primolo Finnish: esikko French: primevère Georgian: ფურისულა German: Primel Greek: δακράκι Ancient Greek: κυκλάμινος Hungarian: kankalin Ido: primrozo Irish: sabhaircín Italian: primula Japanese: 桜草 Lak: ччиккул тӏутӏи Macedonian: ја́глика Norwegian Bokmål: nøkleblom Norwegian Bokmål: nøkleblomst Norwegian Bokmål: primula Norwegian Nynorsk: nøkleblom Norwegian Nynorsk: nøkleblome Norwegian Nynorsk: primula Ossetian: ӕстъоппӕлӕ Pannonian Rusyn: яглїки Pannonian Rusyn: баранчики Persian: پامچال Persian: گل نوروز Polish: pierwiosnek Polish: pierwiosnka Polish: prymula Polish: prymulka Portuguese: prímula Romanian: primulă Romanian: ciuboțica-cucului Russian: первоцве́т Russian: при́мула Scottish Gaelic: sòbhrach Spanish: primavera Turkish: çuha çiçeği Ottoman Turkish: چوقه چیچكی Volapük: primulaplan Welsh: briallu
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