english primrose

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   plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers

   SynonymsPrimula vulgaris

   Broaderprimrose

Questions about english primrose

What does english primrose mean?

english primrose means "plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers".

What is another word for english primrose?

Close synonyms include Primula vulgaris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is english primrose a common word?

english primrose is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.