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| 1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.) See Primrose. [Obs.] "She was a primerole." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] | ||
| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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] | ||
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