Definition of "primrose" [prim•rose]

• Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having well-developed basal leaves and tubular, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels or heads with a funnel-shaped or salverlike corolla and a tube much longer than the calyx. (noun)
• An evening primrose. (noun)

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