Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
Similar
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinprimus“first”
- Englishprimula
The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian иглика
- иглика (iglika)plant of Primula
Chinese Mandarin 櫻草 /樱草
- 櫻草 /樱草 (yīngcǎo)plant of Primula
Dutch primula
- primulaplant of Primula
French primevère
- primevèreplant of Primula
German Primel
- Primelplant of Primula
Greek ηράνθεμο, πρίμουλα
- ηράνθεμο (iránthemo)plant of Primula
- πρίμουλα (prímoula)plant of Primula
- πριμούλα (primoúla)plant of Primula
Italian primula
- primulaplant of Primula
Polish prymula
- prymulaplant of Primula
Cite this entry
APA
primula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primula
MLA
“primula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primula. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primula.
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