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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 umbelplay

2. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowersplay

  Familiarity information: PAIGLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAIGLE (noun)


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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