primrose yellow - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about primrose yellow Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,084,821,076 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

primrose
(redirected from primrose yellow)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.07 sec.

primrose

Enlarge picture
Drumstick primula (Primula denticulata). Native to the Himalayas, the drumstick primula is one of 500 species of the Primulaceae, or primrose, family. Primroses thrive in cool or alpine regions, and most are native to the northern hemisphere. The five petals of the drumstick primula are white or mauve in colour.

Any of a group of plants belonging to the primrose family, with showy five-lobed flowers. The common primrose (P. vulgaris) is a woodland plant, native to Europe, with abundant pale yellow flowers in spring. Related to it is the cowslip. (Genus Primula, family Primulaceae.)



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.