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nounany of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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- gesneriad any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
- auricula yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
- primula polyantha florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
- paigle Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
- chinese primrose cultivated Asiatic primrose
- missouri primrose evening-opening primrose of south central United States
- oxlip Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
- primula auricula yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
- primula sinensis cultivated Asiatic primrose
- circaea lutetiana tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers