primrose

Other forms of primrose

plural

primroses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about primrose

What does primrose mean?

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

How many syllables are in primrose?

primrose has 2 syllables: prim-rose. The stress falls on "prim". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɪmˌɹoʊz/.

What is another word for primrose?

Close synonyms include primula. 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 primrose a common word?

primrose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with primrose?

2 words rhyme with primrose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.