Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Primrose
User Submitted Origins
English
62%
Latin
38%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from South Africa says the name Primrose means "It is mostly a pale yellow flower that grows and blooms in spring".
- A submission from Iowa, U.S. says the name Primrose means "I think it means healing flower".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Prim"rose`
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.Any plant of the genus Primula.
Etymology: OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime (a.)
adjective Prim"rose`
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay.
Other Dictionary Sources
- Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
Wiktionary
Middle English primerose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The reason it was called this is not clear.
- A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- A plant of the family Primulaceae.
- A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
- Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris).
- A flower of a primrose plant.
- A light yellow colour.
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