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primerole |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.) See {Primrose}. [Obs.] ``She was a primerole.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr LL primula, from L. primus first See {Prime}, a.] (Bot.) a An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P. 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 ({N. biflorus}). [Obs.]