primrose

primrose
    n 1: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
         having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
         umbels or heads [syn: {primrose}, {primula}]
    

Primrose \Prim"rose`\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;
   -- hence, flowery; gay. "The primrose path of dalliance."
   --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]
    

Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a
   derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See
   {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)
   (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({Primula
       vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are
       several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the
       yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},
       {primerolles}.
   (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.
       [1913 Webster]

   {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera
      biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the
      United States. The name is sometimes extended to other
      species of the same genus.

   {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({Narcissus
      biflorus}). [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]
    

Primrose, AK (CDP, FIPS 64240)
  Location: 60.37830 N, 149.32282 W
  Population (1990): 63 (38 housing units)
  Area: 41.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
Primrose, NE (village, FIPS 40360)
  Location: 41.62362 N, 98.23721 W
  Population (1990): 69 (42 housing units)
  Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68655
    

Primrose, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
   Population (2000):    93
   Housing Units (2000): 47
   Land area (2000):     37.394822 sq. miles (96.852140 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.971281 sq. miles (2.515607 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    38.366103 sq. miles (99.367747 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64240
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             60.343405 N, 149.344250 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Primrose, AK
    Primrose
    

Primrose, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    69
   Housing Units (2000): 36
   Land area (2000):     0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.278198 sq. miles (0.720529 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            40360
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             41.624736 N, 98.237545 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68655
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Primrose, NE
    Primrose
    

65 Moby Thesaurus words for "primrose":
      aureate, auric, beige, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow,
      choice, citron, citron-yellow, coral, cream, creamy, ecru, elite,
      fallow, fat, flaxen, flower, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored,
      golden, incarnadine, lemon, lemon-yellow, luteolous, lutescent,
      ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or,
      pick, pink, pinkish, pinky, prime, primrose-colored,
      primrose-yellow, prize, rose, rose-colored, rose-hued, rose-red,
      roseate, rosy, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow,
      salmon, sand-colored, sandy, straw, straw-colored, top, xanthic,
      xanthous, yellow, yellowish