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Synonyms for primrose

  • noun

Most common

primula cowslip oxlip plumrose

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Plant

primula, cowslip, oxlip, primerole formal dated

2. Plumrose — A flowering plant of the genus Primula. Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris)…

plumrose, plumrock dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A flowering plant of the genus Primula. Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.

  2. n. 2

    A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

Related words

Word family
primrose-willow primula
Phrases
baby primrose fairy primrose water primrose

Forms

Plural
primroses → primulas, cowslips, oxlips, primeroles…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
primroserising
primulafalling
cowslipsteady
oxlipsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
oxlip
7 letters
primula, cowslip2
8 letters
plumrose, plumrock
9 letters
primerole

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cowslip2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
primevère