English primrose — noun plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers • Syn: ↑Primula vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑primrose, ↑primula * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a low growing perennial European primrose ( … Useful english dictionary
English primrose. — See under primrose (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
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Primrose — may refer to:Communities* Primrose, Alaska * Primrose, Nebraska * Primrose, Rhode Island * Primrose, WisconsinPeople* William Primrose, a violist * Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery * Earl of Rosebery * Laird of Burnbrae * Primrose (singer),… … Wikipedia
primrose — /prim rohz /, n. 1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Cf. primrose family. 2. See evening… … Universalium
Primrose Day — Upon the death of British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield), on 19 April 1881, Primrose Day was instituted in his honour, as the English primrose was his favourite flower. Queen Victoria sent bouquets of primroses to his… … Wikipedia
Primrose — f English: one of the several female names taken from words for flowers in the late 19th century. The word is from Latin prima rosa first rose, although it does not in fact have any connection with the rose family and does not bloom particularly… … First names dictionary
Primrose Hill — infobox UK place static static image caption= View of Central London from Primrose Hill hide services = yes country = England region= London official name= Primrose Hill latitude= 51.5416 longitude= 0.1568 london borough= Camden constituency… … Wikipedia
Primrose (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Primrose subtitle= caption= music= George Gershwin lyrics= Desmond Carter and Ira Gershwin book= Guy Bolton and George Grossmith Jr. basis= productions= 1924 West End awards= Primrose is a musical in three acts with a book… … Wikipedia
Primrose Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Primrose Lake image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Saskatchewan, Alberta coords = coord|54|53|N|109|53|W|region:CA type:waterbody|display=inline,title type = inflow = outflow =… … Wikipedia