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primrose

primrose

6 definitions found for primrose

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 ({Primula
         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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     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 ({Narcissus
        biflorus). [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :

  primrose
      n 1: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
           having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
           umbels or heads [syn: primrose, primula]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "primrose":
     aureate, auric, beige, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow,
     choice, citron, citron-yellow, coral, cream, creamy, ecru, elite,
     fallow, fat, flaxen, flower, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored,
     golden, incarnadine, lemon, lemon-yellow, luteolous, lutescent,
     ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or,
     pick, pink, pinkish, pinky, prime, primrose-colored,
     primrose-yellow, prize, rose, rose-colored, rose-hued, rose-red,
     roseate, rosy, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow,
     salmon, sand-colored, sandy, straw, straw-colored, top, xanthic,
     xanthous, yellow, yellowish
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :

  Primrose, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
     Population (2000):    93
     Housing Units (2000): 47
     Land area (2000):     37.394822 sq. miles (96.852140 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.971281 sq. miles (2.515607 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    38.366103 sq. miles (99.367747 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64240
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             60.343405 N, 149.344250 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Primrose, AK
      Primrose
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :

  Primrose, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    69
     Housing Units (2000): 36
     Land area (2000):     0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            40360
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.624736 N, 98.237545 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68655
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Primrose, NE
      Primrose