·adj Any plant of the genus Primula.
II. Primrose ·adj Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;
— hence, flowery; gay.
III. Primrose ·adj An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, ·etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles.