primula (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *primula*:
NOUN	plant	primula, primrose	any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

English > *primula*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
Synonym	primrose
Member of	genus Primula	Very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers
Narrower	Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis	cultivated Asiatic primrose
	English primrose, Primula vulgaris	plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
	auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula	yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps
	cowslip, paigle, Primula veris	Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
	oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior	Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
	polyanthus, Primula polyantha	florists' primroses
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	primavera, prímula
Catalan	primavera, prímula

HyperDic: primula