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Definition: Primrose peerless
Primrose
\Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a
derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See
Prime, a.] (Bot.)
(a) 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.
(b) Any plant of the genus
Primula.
[1913 Webster]
Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (
Enothera biennis
), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the
United States. The name is sometimes extended to other
species of the same genus.
Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (
Narcissus biflorus
). [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]