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noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Primula polyantha
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Broader terms: primrose, primula
History
From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
