primula

See also: Primula and prímula

English
Primula auricula

Etymology

The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early.[1][2]

Noun

primula (plural primulas)

  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Primula; the primroses.

Translations

References
  1. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
  2. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

primula f (plural primule)

  1. primrose (plant & flower)
  2. Primula

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

prīmula

  1. nominative feminine singular of prīmulus
  2. nominative neuter plural of prīmulus
  3. accusative neuter plural of prīmulus
  4. vocative feminine singular of prīmulus
  5. vocative neuter plural of prīmulus

prīmulā

  1. ablative feminine singular of prīmulus
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