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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A very distinct order of gamopetalous herbs of the cohort Primulales, characterized by its five stamens opposite to the five lobes of the regular corolla, and the capsular ovary containing two or more ovules, a single style, and an undivided stigma; the primrose family.

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