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primrose
noun
prim·rose
ˈprim-ˌrōz
: any of a genus (Primula of the family Primulaceae, the primrose family) of perennial herbs with large tufted basal leaves and showy variously colored flowers compare evening primrose
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In wind tunnel experiments, Chan and company tested how well hawkmoths located different scent sources, including their fake floral scent, a real flower, and their primrose perfume mixed with nitrate radicals and ozone in similar concentrations to what might be expected in an urban setting.
—Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
In turn, this reduction would lead primroses to produce 28 percent fewer seeds, the scientists write.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The violet and primrose flowers also represent those born in February.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Plant Fill sunny windowsills with potted English primrose, available in shades of blue, brown, orange, peach, red, white, and yellow.
—Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2023
When the royals arrive at the Great West Door of the Abbey, they will be greeted by a pair of tall yellow trees with a meadow of wild grasses, primroses and violets underneath.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 5 May 2023
The flower fields are at the mouth of the canyon, and regular sightings include desert sunflowers (yellow petals and a yellow center on long, dark green stalks), verbena, and primrose.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
The developer was conscious about the land prior to any construction and helped preserve much of the site’s natural vegetation, like the buttonwood mangroves and primroses.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2023
The metal base would include a glass mosaic depicting yellow primroses on stems with leaves of many shades of green.
—Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Primrose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primrose. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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primrose
noun
prim·rose
ˈprim-ˌrōz
: any of a genus of herbs with large leaves arranged at the base of the stem and showy variously colored flowers in clusters on leafless stalks
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