"primula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: primulas [plural]
Etymology: The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Primula|genus}} Primula, {{der|en|la|primus||first}} Latin primus (“first”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} primula (plural primulas)
  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Primula; the primroses. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (plant of Primula): иглика (iglika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 櫻草 (Chinese Mandarin), 樱草 (yīngcǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), primula (Dutch), primevère [feminine] (French), prímula [feminine] (Galician), Primel [feminine] (German), ηράνθεμο (iránthemo) [neuter] (Greek), πρίμουλα (prímoula) [feminine] (Greek), πριμούλα (primoúla) [feminine] (Greek), primula (Italian), қозыгүл (qozygül) (Kazakh), prymula [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-primula-en-noun-dL4aylRX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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