primula

/'primjulə/

Thân thiện

A small primula blooms in a sunny garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of flowering plant: "primula" refers to any of numerous short-stemmed plants belonging to the genus Primula. They are characterized by having a tuft of leaves at the base and clusters of colorful, showy flowers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden was full of colorful primulas in the spring.
  • She carefully planted a new primula near the edge of the flower bed.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical contexts: The term is used precisely to refer to plants within the genus , which includes many species and cultivars popular in horticulture.
  • The study focused on the pollination mechanisms of alpine primulas.

Variants and Related Words

• Primrose (n): A common name for many species of primula, especially .
  • The primrose is often one of the first flowers to bloom in spring.

Synonyms

• Cowslip (n): A common name for , a specific type of primula.
• Oxlip (n): A common name for , another specific type of primula.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific botanical meaning as a noun. It does not have other common meanings or function as other parts of speech.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs directly using the word "primula." It is primarily a technical/botanical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

Từ đồng nghĩa

• primrose