Definition of Primula veris

1. Noun. Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: Cowslip, Paigle
Generic synonyms: Primrose, Primula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primula Veris

Primat
Primates
Primats
Primaxin
Prime Minister
Primeira Liga
Primitive Irish
Primitive Methodist
Primitive Methodists
Primorsky Krai
Primrose
Primula auricula
Primula elatior
Primula polyantha
Primula sinensis
Primula veris (current term)
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Primulales
Primus
Primus stove
Prince-of-Wales'-heath
Prince-of-Wales feather
Prince-of-Wales fern
Prince-of-Wales plume
Prince Albert's yew
Prince Albert yew
Prince Charles

Literary usage of Primula veris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin (1876)
"... crossed seedlings greatly superior to the self-fertilised— Anagallis collina—Primula veris—Equal-styled variety of Primula veris, fertility of, ..."

2. A Young Scholar's Letters: Being a Memoir of Byron Caldwell Smith by Byron Caldwell Smith, Day Otis Kellogg (1897)
"Beautiful flower, Primula veris, Fair one, I call thee Faith's flower symbol. Trustful, hast'neth Forward to meet thee Heaven's first greeting, ..."

3. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1897)
"Primula veris or the Cowslip—Differences in structure between tho two ... IT has long been known to botanists that the common Cowslip (Primula veris, Brit. ..."

4. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1889)
"Primula veris or the Cowslip—Differences in structure between tli« two ... IT has long been known to botanists that the common Cowslip (Primula veris, Brit. ..."

5. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1896)
"IT has long Been known to botanists that the common Cowslip (Primula veris, Brit. Flora, var. officinalis, Lin.) exists under two forms, about equally ..."

6. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1868)
"... Primula veris grows plentifully. Daphne Laureola, L. Very rare near Plymouth. In a wood, on limestone, between Puslinch Bridge and Yealmpton. ..."

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