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Word entry · 8 letters

primrose

Best crossword clue

"Early garden flower"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/Part of speech nounSorted eimoprrsStarts with PEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.

Used in a sentence

  • A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.
  • Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
  • Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Early garden flower8 letters
02Yellow bloom8 letters

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