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primrose
/ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/
noun 5name 2adj 1verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
fresh, grey, pale, pretty
VERB + PRIMROSE
like
PRIMROSE + NOUN
ceilings, cowslip, dog's, path
Definitions
noun
1
A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.
Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
2
A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
3
A plant of the family Primulaceae.
4
A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
5
A flower of a primrose plant.
adj
1
Of a light yellow colour.
Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.
verb
1
To pick primroses.
We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula ha
- primula
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.
Wiktionary02
Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
Wiktionary03
Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.
Wiktionary04
We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
Wiktionary05
Mother said, "How do you like Primrose? It sounds fresh and pretty." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought it sounded a very nice name. […] And then she decided, as the baby had come in the spring-time, it had be
Wiktionary06
She was as pretty as a primrose.
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