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Primula

noun

Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads. Synonym: primrose.

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... the alpine-garden may be expected to be dormant during much of the summer, unless other rock-loving plants are colonized in it. Alpine plants are of many kinds. They are specially to be found in the genera arenaria, silene, diapensia, primula, saxifraga, arabis, aubrietia, veronica, campanula, gentiana. They comprise a good number of ferns and ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey

Words linked to "Primula" : polyanthus, paigle, oxlip, herb, auricula, English primrose, cowslip, herbaceous plant, bear's ear, Chinese primrose