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Meaning of 'primrose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Primrose [ a.]
- An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. 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.
- Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay.