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Vinony

primrose

noun

  1. type of flower
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/ / /ˈpɹɪm.ɹəʊz/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.

  1. Of a light yellow colour.

    “Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.”

name

Etymology: The surname derives from a place name in Fife, Scotland, from Brythonic words meaning "tree" + "moor", changed by folk etymology because of phonetic resemblance to primrose. The given name is one of the 19th-century flower names.

  1. A habitational surname.
  2. A female given name from English.

    “Mother said, "How do you like Primrose? It sounds fresh and pretty." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought it sounded a very nice name. […] And then she decided, as the baby had come in the spring-time, it had better be Primrose.”

noun

Etymology: From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.

  1. A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

    “A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.”

    “Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.”

  2. A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
  3. A plant of the family Primulaceae.
  4. A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
  5. A flower of a primrose plant.
  6. A light yellow colour.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.

  1. To pick primroses.

    “We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.”