ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Primula, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs (order Primulales) having perfect regular flowers with a deciduous rotate or campanulate corolla and a superior ovary and being widely distributed chiefly in the northern hemisphere
• prim·u·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshəs adjective