(n) a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe, Syn. German rampion, Oenothera biennis

english primrose

(n) plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers, Syn. Primula vulgaris

evening primrose

(n) any of several plants of the family Onagraceae

missouri primrose

(n) evening-opening primrose of south central United States, Syn. Ozark sundrops, Oenothera macrocarpa

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

primrose jasmine

(n) evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China, Syn. Jasminum mesnyi

primrose path

(n) a life of ease and pleasure

onagraceae

(n) a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales, Syn. evening-primrose family, family Onagraceae

primulaceae

(n) a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, Syn. family Primulaceae, primrose family

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Primrose

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 ]

Primrose

a. Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay. “The primrose path of dalliance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Primrose League

. (Eng. Politics) A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

待宵草

[待宵草, dài xiāo cǎo] evening primrose

樱花草

[樱花草 / 櫻花草, yīng huā cǎo] primrose

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

プリムラ

[purimura] (n) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)

プリムローズ

[purimuro-zu] (n) primrose

乙女桜

[おとめざくら, otomezakura] (n) fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)

月見草

[つきみそう, tsukimisou] (n) evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)

桜草

[さくらそう;サクラソウ, sakurasou ; sakurasou] (n) (1) (uk) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens); (2) Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)

宵待草

[よいまちぐさ, yoimachigusa] (n) evening primrose

常盤桜

[ときわざくら, tokiwazakura] (n) round leaved primula (Primula obconica); primrose; poison primrose

水金梅

[みずきんばい;ミズキンバイ, mizukinbai ; mizukinbai] (n) (uk) Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)

西洋桜草

[せいようさくらそう, seiyousakurasou] (n) (See プリムラ) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)

雪割り草;雪割草

[ゆきわりそう;ユキワリソウ, yukiwarisou ; yukiwarisou] (n) (1) (See 三角草・みすみそう, 州浜草・すはまそう) hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; (2) bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose

待宵草

[まつよいぐさ, matsuyoigusa] (n) evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)

大待宵草

[おおまつよいぐさ;オオマツヨイグサ, oomatsuyoigusa ; oomatsuyoigusa] (n) (uk) red-sepaled evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Primel { n } [ bot. ] | Primeln { pl }

primula; primrose | primroses

Schlüsselblume { f } [ bot. ]

cowslip; primrose

blassgelb { adj }

primrose

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