primrose

Everyday

1. A primrose is a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers that bloom early in spring, common in Britain and Europe. tree →
2. Primrose, or primrose yellow, is a soft, pale yellow colour. tree →
3. (a name) Primrose can be a girl's name. tree →

In the lessons

In nature lessons primroses are a sign that spring has come; they grow in woods, hedges and banks. The name comes from Latin "prima rosa", the first rose, because it flowers so early. The old phrase "the primrose path" means an easy, pleasant way that leads to trouble.

Examples

• Primroses were flowering along the hedge in March. tree →
• The woods were full of pale yellow primroses. tree →
• We painted the bedroom primrose yellow. tree →
• Please don't pick wild primroses; leave them for the bees. tree →
• Primrose is one of the first flowers of spring. tree →
• My aunt's cat is called Primrose. tree →
• The primrose has a ring of five soft petals. tree →
• Now and then he stooped to pluck a violet, or a primrose, or a yellow but-ter-cup. tree →

Note

Countable: primroses. It is not a rose. Evening primrose is a different plant. In some places it is illegal to dig up wild primroses, so look but do not uproot them.