Primrose

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  primrose
       n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
           having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
           umbels or heads [syn: {primula}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Primrose, AK (CDP, FIPS 64240)
    Location: 60.37830 N, 149.32282 W
    Population (1990): 63 (38 housing units)
    Area: 41.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
  Primrose, NE (village, FIPS 40360)
    Location: 41.62362 N, 98.23721 W
    Population (1990): 69 (42 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68655

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Primrose, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
     Population (2000):    93
     Housing Units (2000): 47
     Land area (2000):     37.394822 sq. miles (96.852140 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.971281 sq. miles (2.515607 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    38.366103 sq. miles (99.367747 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64240
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             60.343405 N, 149.344250 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Primrose, AK
      Primrose
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Primrose, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    69
     Housing Units (2000): 36
     Land area (2000):     0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            40360
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.624736 N, 98.237545 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68655
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Primrose, NE
      Primrose