primula

[ prim-yuh-luh ]
/ ˈprɪm yə lə /

noun

primrose(def 1).

Origin of primula

1745–55; < Medieval Latin prīmula, short for prīmula vēris, literally, first (flower) of spring. See prime, -ule

Words nearby primula

primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path, primrose yellow, primsie, primula, primulaceous, primum mobile, primus, primus inter pares, primus stove

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British Dictionary definitions for primula

primula
/ (ˈprɪmjʊlə) /

noun

any primulaceous plant of the N temperate genus Primula, having white, yellow, pink, or purple funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading petals: includes the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus

Word Origin for primula

C18: New Latin, from Medieval Latin prīmula ( vēris) little first one (of the spring)