Primrose
['prɪmrəʊz] or ['prɪmroz]
Definition
(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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Definition
(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.
(a.) Any plant of the genus Primula.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay.
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Definition
n. an early spring flower common in woods and meadows: a plant of the genus Primula: (Spens.) the first or earliest flower the first or choicest.—adj. resembling a primrose in colour: flowery gay.—Primrose League a political association for the spread of Conservative opinions—formed in 1883 in memory of Lord Beaconsfield whose favourite flower is said to have been the primrose.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of this little flower starring the grass at your feet, is an omen of joys laden with comfort and peace.
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Examples
- He came close to her, and stood touching her, looking with her at the primrose-shining globe. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I walked him up to the tip-top of Primrose Hill, and then towards Hampstead, and then back again to Great Portland Street. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The earth was spread with darkness, like lacquer, overhead was a pale sky, all primrose, and the lake was pale as milk in one part. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She had primrose-coloured gloves that fitted her hands like a second skin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And there are Olivia and Sophia Primrose, and Corinne--they may be said to have fallen in love with new men. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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