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primrose

/prim-rohz/US // ˈprɪmˌroʊz //UK // (ˈprɪmˌrəʊz) //

报春花,月季花,月季,报春鸟

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris, of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis, of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.Compare primrose family.
    • : evening primrose.
    • : pale yellow.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the primrose.
    • : Also primrosed . abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
    • : of a pale yellow.

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Examples

  • Zutant has since stepped back from Barkada day-to-day in order to dedicate time to Primrose.

  • But he put such thoughts from him—he had made his choice long ago, and it was not the primrose-path.

  • But the third sign—the first primrose and violet—was always the happiest, as well as quite the earliest.

  • His hair was a little less primrose coloured than it had been (pomatum does darken hair a little), but his eyes had not altered.

  • The names of the plant are a puzzle; botanically it is a Primrose, but it is never so called.

  • It was also a flower name, but not of our present Primrose, but of a very different plant.