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PAIGLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paigle mean?
• PAIGLE (noun)
The noun PAIGLE has 2 senses:
1. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
2. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
Familiarity information: PAIGLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
oxlip; paigle; Primula elatior
Hypernyms ("paigle" is a kind of...):
primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cowslip; paigle; Primula veris
Hypernyms ("paigle" is a kind of...):
primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
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