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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prim·rose n.  Bot. (a) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip.  There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles. (b) Any plant of the genus Primula.
 Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (Enothera biennis), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States.  The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.
 Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (Narcissus biflorus). [Obs.]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Primula vulgaris
      n : plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for
          its pale yellow flowers [syn: English primrose]