Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, the primroses, type of the order Primulaceæ and the tribe Primuleæ, characterized by a conspicuous salver-shaped corolla, with five opposite stamens borne on its long tube, and by a roundish five-valved and one-celled capsule, containing many peltate seeds.
- noun [lowercase] Any plant of the genus Primula.
- noun [lowercase] In dyeing, Hofmann's violet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The genus of plants including the primrose (
Primula vera ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Primulaceae — theprimroses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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Examples
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ACCENT – STANDARD R.P. [PRIMULA BRANDYBUCK] Primula is a bright, lively and pretty young Hobbit.
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Dear Darwin, -- I ought to have written before to thank you for the copies of your paper on "Primula" and on "Cross Unions of Dimorphic Plants, etc."
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant
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In Primulas, such as Primula versis, there are three loci that code for flower and pollen morphology.
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In Primulas, such as Primula versis, there are three loci that code for flower and pollen morphology.
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English bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Primula veris have been spread there and are filling in nicely.
How To Make A Fairy Broom When The Need Arises « Fairegarden 2010
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The primrose, Primula veris is said to preserve youth and beauty when worn or carried, or restore those traits if they have gone.
Magic « Fairegarden 2010
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Ben hasn't revealed what they bought, but I'm guessing Jus-Rol vol-au-vent pastry, Primula cheese, bacon bits and conditioner for Kate's lovely hair, which uni friends now remember as the loveliest, most fragrant hair ever grown out of a head in the whole of Christendom.
Grace Dent's TV OD: The Royal Wedding Grace Dent 2010
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Now if you will excuse me, I off off to find a Primula veris, I am feeling the need!
Magic « Fairegarden 2010
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I have several of your natives growing here, including non scripta and the Primula veris and nearly included them in this post.
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Back to the base of the daylily hill, at the imaginary feet of Athena is the delightful mix of forget me nots, spent grape hyacinth stalks, yellow acorus and the seed grown Primula veris with their heads up and showing some orange markings never seen before.
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