Primrose

[ prim-rohz ]

/ ˈprɪmˌroʊz /

Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery. Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.

British Dictionary definitions for archibald philip primrose

primrose

/ (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) /

any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula, esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers

short for evening primrose

Also called: primrose yellow a light to moderate yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge

of, relating to, or abounding in primroses

of the colour primrose

pleasant or gay

C15: from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa first rose