4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, a.
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;
-- hence flowery; gay. ``The primrose path of dalliance.''
--Shak.
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.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
primrose
n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
umbels or heads [syn: {primula}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Primrose, AK (CDP, FIPS 64240)
Location: 60.37830 N, 149.32282 W
Population (1990): 63 (38 housing units)
Area: 41.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
Primrose, NE (village, FIPS 40360)
Location: 41.62362 N, 98.23721 W
Population (1990): 69 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68655
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