primrose Definition

primrose
noun

1. A small perennial plant with a rosette of oval leaves, and long-stalked flowers with five pale yellow or (occasionally) pink petals.
2a. The pale-yellow colour of these flowers;

Form: primrose yellow (in full)


Example: a primrose dress
Form: primrose yellow (in full)

Etymology: 15c: from Latin prima rosa first rose (it flowers in early spring).