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primrose

 

  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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