PRIMULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does primula mean? 

• PRIMULA (noun)
  The noun PRIMULA has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

  Familiarity information: PRIMULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

primrose; primula

Hypernyms ("primula" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "primula"):

English primrose; Primula vulgaris (plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers)

cowslip; paigle; Primula veris (early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers)

oxlip; paigle; Primula elatior (Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel)

Chinese primrose; Primula sinensis (cultivated Asiatic primrose)

auricula; bear's ear; Primula auricula (yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated)

polyanthus; Primula polyantha (florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose)

Holonyms ("primula" is a member of...):

genus Primula (very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers)