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Primrose

Definition: Primrose

Primrose

Noun

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

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"Primrose" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the first rose".

Date "primrose" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Etymology: Primrose \Prim"rose`\, noun. [Old English primerole, French primerole, a derivative from Late Latin primula, from Latin primus first. See Prime, adjective]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definition: Primrose

DomainDefinition

Dream Interpretation

To dream of this little flower starring the grass at your feet, is an omen of joys laden with comfort and peace. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Literature

Primrose (George). Son of the worthy Vicar of Wakefield. He went to Amsterdam to teach the people English, but forgot that he could not do so till he knew something of Dutch himself. (Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield.)
Moses Primrose. Brother of the above, noted for giving in barter a good horse for a gross of worthless green spectacles with copper rims and shagreen cases. (Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield.
Mrs. Deborah Primrose. Mother of the above; noted for her motherly vanity, her skill in housewifery, and her desire to be genteel. Her wedding gown is a standing simile for things that "wear well." Her daughters' names are Olivia and Sophia. (Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield.)
The Rev. Dr. Primrose. Husband of Mrs. Deborah, and Vicar of Wakefield. As simple-minded and unskilled in the world as Goldsmith himself, unaffectedly pious, and beloved by all who knew him. (Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield.
Primrose A curious corruption of the French primeverole, Italian primeverola, compounds of the Latin primavera (first spring flower). Chaucer calls the word primirole, which is a contraction of the Italian primerola. The flower is no rose at all. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Primrose

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The primrose is any of over 500 species of low-growing herbs of the genus Primula (Primulaceae). Some species are grown for their ornamental flowers. The genus includes the cowslips.





Primrose, Alaska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Primrose is a town located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 93.

Geography


Primrose is located at 60°20'36" North, 149°20'39" West (60.343405, -149.344250)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.4 km² (38.4 mi²). 96.8 km² (37.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.53% water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 93 people, 33 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density is 1.0/km² (2.5/mi²). There are 47 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.40% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 3.23% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 1.08% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.23% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 33 households out of which 42.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% are married couples living together, 6.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% are non-families. 9.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.00. In the town the population is spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $66,111, and the median income for a family is $66,944. Males have a median income of $48,472 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,904. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.



Primrose, Nebraska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Primrose is a village located in Boone County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 69.

Geography


Primrose is located at 41°37'29" North, 98°14'15" West (41.624736, -98.237545)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 69 people, 31 households, and 19 families residing in the village. The population density is 95.1/km² (248.0/mi²). There are 36 housing units at an average density of 49.6/km² (129.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.10% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 31 households out of which 25.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% are married couples living together, 6.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 22.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.23 and the average family size is 2.79. In the village the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 29.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 72.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the village is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $40,000. Males have a median income of $27,083 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the village is $12,831. 14.9% of the population and 12.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 33.3% are 65 or older.



Primrose, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Primrose is a town located in Dane County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 682.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.8 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.8 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 682 people, 243 households, and 192 families residing in the town. The population density is 7.3/km² (19.0/mi²). There are 252 housing units at an average density of 2.7/km² (7.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.68% White, 0.44% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 243 households out of which 32.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% are married couples living together, 3.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% are non-families. 10.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.05. In the town the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 117.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $51,964, and the median income for a family is $54,063. Males have a median income of $32,750 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,935. 4.4% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.3% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Primrose."

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Synonym: Primrose

Synonym: primula (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Primrose

English words defined with "primrose": auricula ♦ bear's ear, Bear's-ear ♦ Chinese primrose, Circaea lutetiana ♦ genus Streptocarpus ♦ Missouri primrose ♦ Oenothera macrocarpa, Onagrarieous, oxlip, Ozark sundrops ♦ paigle, polyanthus, Primerole, Primula auricula, Primula elatior, Primula polyantha, Primula sinensis, Primulaceous ♦ Soldanel. (references)
Specialty definitions using "primrose": Agag, Anodyne Necklace ♦ Flora's Dial ♦ Jenkinson ♦ Moses Primrose ♦ Parson Trulliber ♦ Vicar of Wakefield. (references)
Etymologies containing "primrose": Primerole, Primula. (references)

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Modern Usage: Primrose

DomainUsage

Screenplays

He is just leading you down the primrose path. (Ferris Bueller's Day Off; writing credit: John Hughes)

Movie/TV Titles

Evening Primrose (1966)

The Primrose Path (1940)

Primrose Path (1931)

The Primrose Path (1925)

Wild Primrose (1918)

Song Titles

PRIMROSE LANE (performing artist: Jerry Wallace )

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Commercial Usage: Primrose

DomainTitle

Books

  • Bridget (The Women of Primrose Creek) (reference)

  • Christy: The Womem of Primrose Creek (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Cloth)) [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  • Evening Primrose Oil (Natural Health Guide) (reference)

  • Playing the Viola: Conversations With William Primrose (reference)

  • Primrose Past: The 1848 Journal of Young Lady Primrose (reference)

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Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

Consumer Goods

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Image Slideshow: Primrose

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Photo Album: Primrose

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Medium shot of Sand Primrose habitat. Credit: John Craig.

Closeup shot of Primrose wildflower. Credit: John Craig.

In primrose time. Credit: Library of Congress.

Primrose. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wm. H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West). Credit: Library of Congress.

Primrose & Dockstader's Great American Minstrels. Credit: Library of Congress.

Thatcher, Primrose & West's Minstrels. Credit: Library of Congress.

Geo. Primrose and Lew Dockstader. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Primrose

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Health

Only primrose oil was evaluated in a controlled study, and the beneficial effects noted in CFS patients have not been independently confirmed. (references)

Preparations that have been claimed to have benefit to CFS patients include astralagus, borage seed oil, bromelain, comfrey, echinacea, garlic, Ginkgo biloba, ginseng, primrose oil, quercetin, St. John's wort, and Shiitake mushroom extract. (references)

Business

The brand's best selling products are Efamol pure evening primrose oil and the food supplement Efalex. (references)

In particular, the evening primrose oil sector has declined in value as private label brands have forced down prices. (references)

For example, evening primrose oil is imported from New Zealand, China, and the Netherlands for blending and packaging in the United Kingdom. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Primrose

"Primrose" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 52.10% of the time. "Primrose" is used about 119 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)52.1%6242,755
Noun (singular)42.86%5147,619
Lexical Verb (base form)3.36%4175,879
Lexical Verb (infinitive)1.68%2245,945
                    Total100.00%119N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Primrose

The following table summarizes the usage of "primrose" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
PrimroseLast name40020,016
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Primrose


1. Primrose, AK (CDP, FIPS 64240)
Location: 60.37830 N, 149.32282 W
Population (1990): 63 (38 housing units)
Area: 41.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Primrose, NE (village, FIPS 40360)
Location: 41.62362 N, 98.23721 W
Population (1990): 69 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68655
Country: USA

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Expressions: Primrose

Expressions using "primrose": Cape primrose ♦ chinese primrose ♦ common evening primrose ♦ english primrose ♦ Evening Primrose ♦ Evening Primrose Oil ♦ Missouri primrose ♦ primrose dermatitis ♦ primrose family ♦ primrose jasmine ♦ Primrose League ♦ primrose path ♦ Primrose peerless ♦ primrose yellow. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "primrose": primrose-and-black, primrose-like, primrose-yellow.

Containing "primrose": evening-primrose family.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Primrose

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

primrose

952

best western primrose toronto

13

evening primrose oil

510

mexican evening primrose

13

evening primrose

342

evening primrose oil labor

12

primrose oil

170

primrose picture

9

primrose school

101

caravan primrose valley

8

hill hotel primrose

54

care child primrose

8

lady primrose

46

academy primrose

7

primrose flower

37

evening primrose oil use

7

evening primrose oil benefit

25

lane primrose

7

primrose valley

25

evening primrose benefit

7

care day primrose

25

a primrose cottage

7

best western primrose

23

best western primrose hotel

7

evening primrose flower

19

primrose path

7

evening primrose oil pregnancy

19

primrose hill

7

missouri primrose

19

evening information oil primrose

7

mexican primrose

16

primrose hotel

7

evening primrose plant

16

benefit oil primrose

6

evening primrose oil side effects

15

evening induce labor oil primrose

6

primrose plant

15

hill hostel london primrose

5

primrose water

15

primrose lilac

5
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Modern Translation: Primrose

Language Translations for "primrose"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

I Verdhemë (fallow, fawn, fawn coloured), Aguliçe (Primula). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏زهرة الربيع (daisy), ‏صابون الراعي, ‏بخور مريم. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

Безстъблена Иглика, Светложълт Цвят. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

报春花, 櫻花草 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

Prvosenka (polyanthus), Petrklíè (ox-lip). (various references)

   

Danish

  

primula (cowslip). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sleutelbloem (cowslip), primula (cowslip). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

primolo. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

fransagras. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

پامچال(گ.ش.), پامچال چیدن , پرنشاط, زهرالربیع , زردکمرنگ . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

esikko (cowslip). (various references)

   

French

  

Primevère. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

peaskeblom. (various references)

   

German

  

Primel (cowslip, polyanthus, Primula), Schlüsselblume (cowslip). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ηράνθεμο, πασχαλούδα (cowslip), παναγίτσα (cowslip), χαμομήλι (camomile, chamomile). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ײ"ב"ב, בכור אביב, ״קפת. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

Kankalin (cowslip). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Primula Gialla, primula (cowslip), primaverina (cowslip), Giallo Canarino. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

桜草 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さくらそう. (various references)

   

Manx

  

sumark houree, sumark. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

imrosepray

   

Portuguese

  

primavera (cowslip, mayflower, primula, spring, springtime), prímula (paigle, primula). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Primulã, Ciuboţica Cucului (cowslip, oxlip). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

Примула, Бледно-желтый (Daffodil). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sobhrach, sòbhrach. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

kao jagorčevina, jagorčevina (auricula). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Primavera (cowslip, spring, springtime). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

viva (viva), Vild Primula, Gullviva (cowslip, mayflower, primerose). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Yaban Çuhaçiçeği, Çuhaçiçeği. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

Примула (Primula), Первоцвіт (Primula), Блідо-жовтий Колір (Daffodil), Блідо-жовтий. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

con đường đầy hoan lạc. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

briallen. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Primrose

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Primula. (various references)

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Derivations & Misspellings: Primrose

Derivations

Words beginning with "primrose": primroses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Primrose" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brumrose, primerose, primores, Primorje, primos, primrosed, Rimrose. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Primrose"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "primrose" (pronounced pri"mrō'z)
3-r ō' zgyros, Pharos, rockrose, tomorrows.

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Anagrams: Primrose

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: primeros, promiser.

Words within the letters "e-i-m-o-p-r-r-s"

-1 letter: imposer, primero, primers, promise, prosier, rompers, semipro.

-2 letters: impose, isomer, moires, mopers, mopier, morris, ormers, poiser, porism, priers, primer, primes, primos, priors, proems, proser, repros, rimers, rimose, romper, ropers, ropier, rosier, simper, spirem, sprier.

-3 letters: emirs, mires, miser, moire, moper, mopes, mores, morse, omers, ormer, orris, osier, peris, perms, piers, poems, poise, pomes.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-m-o-p-r-r-s"
 

+1 letter: implorers, importers, improvers, misreport, primroses, promisers, reimports.

 

+2 letters: imperators, impresario, improviser, micropores, microspore, misreports, proseminar, spirometer, spirometry, supermicro.

 

+3 letters: compromiser, emperorship, importuners, impresarios, improvisers, leprosarium, microprobes, microsphere, microspores, misreported, overimpress, overpromise, proclaimers, proseminars, pyrometries, spirometers, spirometric, supermicros, temporaries, temporizers.

 

+4 letters: appressorium, archesporium, compromisers, cryptomerias, dimercaprols, emperorships, impersonator, impoverisher, impregnators, improperness, leprosariums, madreporians, madreporites, microamperes, microspheres, misprogramed, misreporting, overpromised, overpromises, polarimeters, promontories, pteridosperm, reimpression, respirometer, respirometry, spirometries, trampoliners.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Primrose


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 72 69 6D 72 6F 73 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .-.    ..    --    .-.    ---    ...    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01110010 01101001 01101101 01110010 01101111 01110011 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#114 &#105 &#109 &#114 &#111 &#115 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0072 0069 006D 0072 006F 0073 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5084757984818571

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction 		9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Cities
12. Expressions 		13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Derivations 		17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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