ˈprimyələ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, primrose, cowslip, from primula veris, literally, firstling of spring, from primula firstling (from Latin, feminine of primulus first, from primus first + -ulus -ule) + Latin veris, gen. of ver spring — more at vernal
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Primulaceae) of chiefly European and Asiatic perennial acaulescent herbs having large tufted basal leaves and showy variously colored flowers with a salver-shaped corolla bearing five stamens within its tube — see auricula , chinese primrose , cowslip , oxlip , polyanthus
2. -s : any plant of the genus Primula