primrose C1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ UK /ˈprɪm.rəʊz/ See IPA manual Freq #32040 Meanings 1 noun a low-growing plant of the genus Primula, typically bearing pale yellow flowers early in spring Wild primroses flowered along the shaded bank in early spring. 2 noun a name used in compounds for several unrelated flowering plants, especially the evening primrose of the genus Oenothera The evening primrose opened its yellow flowers as daylight began to fade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a low-growing plant of the... primula 2 noun · a name used in compounds... evening primrose Word family Forms primroses Derived forms primroselikeprimrosy Related forms cowslipoxlippolyanthusOenothera Etymology From Middle English primerose, through Anglo-French from prime ("first") + rose. The name reflects the plant's early flowering, although a primrose is not botanically a rose. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # primrose **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɪm.rəʊz/ **Frequency rank:** 32040 ## Meanings 1. a low-growing plant of the genus Primula, typically bearing pale yellow flowers early in spring 2. a name used in compounds for several unrelated flowering plants, especially the evening primrose of the genus Oenothera ## Examples - Wild primroses flowered along the shaded bank in early spring. - The evening primrose opened its yellow flowers as daylight began to fade. ## Synonyms - primula - evening primrose ## Derived Forms - primroselike - primrosy ## Related Forms - cowslip - oxlip - polyanthus - Oenothera ## Etymology From Middle English primerose, through Anglo-French from prime ("first") + rose. The name reflects the plant's early flowering, although a primrose is not botanically a rose. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown