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primula
prim·u·la [ prímmyələ ] (plural prim·u·las or prim·u·la)


noun 
Definition:
 
Canada plants 
Same as  primrose (sense 1)

[Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< medieval Latin primula (veris) "first fruit (of spring)" < Latin primulus< primus "first"]

prim·u·la·ceous [ prìmmyə láyshəss ] adjective
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