# primrose
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The reason it was called this might be that some primroses are among the first flowers to bloom in the spring.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹɪm.ɹəʊz/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

primrose (plural primroses)
* A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
** 1946 September and October, D. J. Rowett, “Stamford L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 283: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.
** 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13:Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
** Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
* A plant of the family Primulaceae.
* A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
* A flower of a primrose plant.
* A light yellow colour.
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#### Synonyms

* (plant): primula, cowslip, oxlip, primerole

#### Derived terms

* Abyssinian primrose (Primula sinensis)
* baby primrose (Primula forbesii)
* bird's-eye primrose
* Cape primrose (Streptocarpus spp.)
* Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis)
* English primrose (Primula vulgaris)
* evening primrose (Oenothera spp.)
* evening primrose oil
* fairy primrose (Primula malacoides or Primula minima)
* Missouri primrose Oenothera macrocarpa)
* Primrose Hill
* primrose path
* primrose peerless
* primrose-willow
* primrose willow (Jussiaea spp.)
* primrose yellow
* primrosy, primrosey
* Scottish primrose (Primula scotica)
* sea primrose
* spike-primrose
* tree primrose (Oenothera biennis)
* water primrose (Jussiaea spp.)

#### Translations

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#### See also

* auricula
* bear's ear
* cowslip
* fireweed
* loosestrife
* marsh marigold
* oxlip
* pimpernel
* polyanthus
* primula
* shooting star
* streptocarpus
* sundrops
* Appendix:Colors

### Adjective

primrose (comparative more primrose, superlative most primrose)
* Of a light yellow colour.
** 1961 February, “New "Mini-Buffets" from Wolverton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 79:Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.

#### Translations
### Verb

primrose (third-person singular simple present primroses, present participle primrosing, simple past and past participle primrosed)
* (intransitive) To pick primroses.
    We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.

### References

* Oenothera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Oenothera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Oenothera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Primulaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Primulaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Primulaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* Primeros, promiser