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primrose

prim·rose [ prím rz ] (plural prim·roses)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.S. small plant with colorful flowers: a flowering plant from the family that includes the cowslip, cyclamen, and pimpernel. Native to: northern temperate regions.  Family Primulaceae.
Canadian term  primula


2. plant with pale yellow flowers: a small perennial plant with pale yellow flowers that appear in early spring in northern temperate regions. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Primula vulgaris.

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin prima rosa "first rose," from its early flowering]
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