See also: primula and prímula

Translingual edit

 
Primula veris (cowslip primrose)

Etymology edit

Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus "first" because it flowers early.[1][2]

Proper noun edit

Primula f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Primulaceae – primroses.

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References edit

  1. ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
  2. ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.