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primrose
(encz) | primrose,petrklíč n: Zdeněk Brož |
primrose
(encz) | primrose,prvosenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Primrose
(gcide) | Primrose \Prim"rose`\, 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.
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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.]
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Primrose
(gcide) | Primrose \Prim"rose`\, a.
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;
-- hence, flowery; gay. "The primrose path of dalliance."
--Shak.
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primrose
(wn) | primrose
n 1: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
umbels or heads [syn: primrose, primula] |
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chinese primrose
(encz) | Chinese primrose, |
common evening primrose
(encz) | common evening primrose, n: |
english primrose
(encz) | English primrose, |
evening primrose
(encz) | evening primrose, n: |
evening-primrose family
(encz) | evening-primrose family, n: |
primrose
(encz) | primrose,petrklíč n: Zdeněk Brožprimrose,prvosenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
primrose family
(encz) | primrose family, n: |
primrose jasmine
(encz) | primrose jasmine, n: |
primrose path
(encz) | primrose path,cesta rozkoše Zdeněk Brož |
Evening primrose
(gcide) | Primrose \Prim"rose`\, 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]Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See even, n., and cf.
Eve.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of
darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of
the sun.
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In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
--Milton.
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Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the
United States, the afternoon is called evening.
--Bartlett.
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2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as
of strength or glory.
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Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening
Prayer." --Shak.
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Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants
(Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with
sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which
expand in the evening.
Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird
(Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill.
Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail
black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called
because it sings in the evening.
Evening primrose. See under Primrose.
The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the
western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,
the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus.
During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are
also evening stars. See Morning Star.
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Primrose League
(gcide) | Primrose League \Prim"rose` 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.
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Primrose peerless
(gcide) | Primrose \Prim"rose`\, 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.]
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cape primrose
(wn) | Cape primrose
n 1: any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus
widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy
blue or purple flowers |
chinese primrose
(wn) | Chinese primrose
n 1: cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: Chinese primrose,
Primula sinensis] |
common evening primrose
(wn) | common evening primrose
n 1: a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow
flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
[syn: common evening primrose, German rampion,
Oenothera biennis] |
english primrose
(wn) | English primrose
n 1: plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for
its pale yellow flowers [syn: English primrose, {Primula
vulgaris}] |
evening primrose
(wn) | evening primrose
n 1: any of several plants of the family Onagraceae |
evening-primrose family
(wn) | evening-primrose family
n 1: a large and widely distributed family of plants of the
order Myrtales [syn: Onagraceae, family Onagraceae,
evening-primrose family] |
missouri primrose
(wn) | Missouri primrose
n 1: evening-opening primrose of south central United States
[syn: Missouri primrose, Ozark sundrops, {Oenothera
macrocarpa}] |
primrose
(wn) | primrose
n 1: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
umbels or heads [syn: primrose, primula] |
primrose family
(wn) | primrose family
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a
regular flower; widely distributed in the northern
hemisphere [syn: Primulaceae, family Primulaceae,
primrose family] |
primrose jasmine
(wn) | primrose jasmine
n 1: evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
[syn: primrose jasmine, Jasminum mesnyi] |
primrose path
(wn) | primrose path
n 1: a life of ease and pleasure |
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