primrose

1. Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having well-developed basal leaves and tubular, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels or heads with a funnel-shaped or salverlike corolla and a tube much longer than the calyx.
2. An evening primrose.

[Middle English primerose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prīma rosa, first rose : Latin prīma, feminine of prīmus, first; see prime + Latin rosa, rose.]

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These flowers were believed to affect luck in poultry rearing, presumably because primroses and chicks are both bright yellow (‘like affects like’). From the mid-19th century to within living memory, children were warned never to bring fewer than thirteen primroses into the house, for this was the optimum number for a clutch of chicks, and fewer primroses meant fewer eggs would hatch. It was sometimes further believed that giving someone a single primrose, or bringing one indoors, would cause death (Vickery, 1995: 293-7).

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Primrose may refer to:

Contents 1 Botany 2 Communities 3 People 4 Other 5 See also

Botany

• Primulaceae, a family of flowering plants
• Primula vulgaris, commonly known as the Primrose (also called the Common Primrose or English Primrose)
• Oenothera, commonly known as Evening Primrose, a plant genus

Communities

• Primrose, Alaska
• Primrose, Nebraska
• Primrose, Rhode Island
• Primrose, Wisconsin

People

• George Primrose, member of the blackface song-and-dance team Primrose and West
• William Primrose, a violist
• Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
• Earl of Rosebery
• Laird of Burnbrae
• Bob Wilson (footballer)
• Primrose Larkin, a character on the British television show, "The Darling Buds of May"

Other

• Primrose (musical) a musical comedy
• Primrose Brook, a tributary of the Passaic River
• Primrose Day, a holiday in the United Kingdom
• Primrose League, an organisation founded in 1883 to promote Toryism
• Primrose High School, an 11-19 comprehensive school in Leeds, UK
• Primrose Path, an English idiom meaning to be led astray

See also

• All pages beginning with "Primrose"

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blomst af slægten primula

idioms:

• primrose path    den brede vej

Nederlands (Dutch)
sleutelbloem

Français (French)
n. - primevère

idioms:

• primrose path    voie de la facilité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlüsselblume, Himmelsschlüsselchen

idioms:

• primrose path    Blumenpfad

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) πρίμουλα, ηρανθές
adj. - ανοιχτοκίτρινος

idioms:

• primrose path    ο εύκολος δρόμος, ο δρόμος της απώλειας

Italiano (Italian)
primula, primavera odorosa, giallo primula

idioms:

• primrose path    la via del piacere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prímula (f), amarelo claro (m)
adj. - relativo à prímula, amarelo pálido, alegre

idioms:

• primrose path    vida boa

Русский (Russian)
примула, бледно-желтый

idioms:

• primrose path    путь наслаждений, путь наименьшего сопротивления

Español (Spanish)
n. - primavera, prímula, amarillo claro

idioms:

• primrose path    camino de rosas, camino de flores

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - primula, viva
adj. - gullvive-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
樱草花, 樱草色, 报春花

idioms:

• primrose path    欢乐生涯, 放荡生活, 寻欢作乐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 櫻草花, 櫻草色, 報春花

idioms:

• primrose path    歡樂生涯, 放蕩生活, 尋歡作樂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 앵초, 금달맞이꽃

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - サクラソウの, はなやかな, 陽気な
n. - サクラソウ, マツヨイグサ, 女子名, プリムローズ

idioms:

• primrose path    歓楽の暮らし, 快楽の道, いちばん楽な道

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زهرة الربيع, كعب الثلج, حافل بزهر الربيع (صفه) لون زهري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רקפת‬

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