primula
English edit
Etymology edit
The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early.[1][2]
Noun edit
primula (plural primulas)
Translations edit
plant of Primula
References edit
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- ^ 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 edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
primula f (plural primule, diminutive primulétta)
Further reading edit
- primula in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- primula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
prīmula
- inflection of prīmulus:
Adjective edit
prīmulā