prim|rose

prim|rose «PRIHM rohz», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. any one of a large group of plants with flowers of various colors, growing chiefly in the north temperate regions of Europe and Asia. The primrose is a perennial belonging to the primrose family. There are many kinds, making up a genus of plants. The common primrose of Europe is pale yellow.

2. = evening primrose. (Cf. ↑evening primrose)

3. the flower of any of these plants.

4. a pale yellow.

–adj.

1. pale-yellow.

2. Figurative. of or like a primrose; gay; pleasant. SYNONYM(S): flowery.

╂[< Old French primerose, adaptation of Medieval Latin prima rose primula; (literally) first rose]