Primrose
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- . Rare, and of mostly British usage.
Quotations
- 1929 Joyce Lankester Brisley: More of Milly-Molly-Mandy. Chapter 8:
- Mother said, "How do you like Primrose? It sounds fresh and pretty." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought it sounded a very nice name. - - - And then she decided, as the baby had come in the spring-time, it had better be Primrose.