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primrose 音标拼音: [pr'ɪmr ,oz] n. 报春花,樱草花,樱草色
a. 樱草的,樱草色的,淡黄色的 报春花,樱草花,樱草色樱草的,樱草色的,淡黄色的 primrose n 1: any of numerous short- stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads [ synonym: { primrose}, { primula}] 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]
Primrose \ Prim" rose`\, a. Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay. " The primrose path of dalliance." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " primrose": aureate, auric, beige, buff, buff- yellow, canary, canary- yellow, choice, citron, citron- yellow, coral, cream, creamy, ecru, elite, fallow, fat, flaxen, flower, gilded, gilt, gold, gold- colored, golden, incarnadine, lemon, lemon- yellow, luteolous, lutescent, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or, pick, pink, pinkish, pinky, prime, primrose- colored, primrose- yellow, prize, rose, rose- colored, rose- hued, rose- red, roseate, rosy, saffron, saffron- colored, saffron- yellow, sallow, salmon, sand- colored, sandy, straw, straw- colored, top, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish
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