Definition of: primrose

(prim′rōz) noun
1. An early–blossoming perennial herb (genus Primula) with tufted basal leaves and variously colored flowers.
2. The flower.
3. The evening primrose.
4. A pale–yellow color, named for the common English primrose: a term indiscriminately applied to various yellow pigments.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to a primrose; of primrose color.
2. Flowery; gay. [Alter. of ME primerole <OF <Med. L primula, fem. dim. of L primus first; infl. by rose]
PRIMROSE (def. 1)
(The wild species from l to 18 inches tall)