'Primerole' definitions:

Definition of 'Primerole'

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  • Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.) See Primrose. [Obs.] "She was a primerole." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'primerole'

From: GCIDE
  • Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime, a.] (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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]