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primula

pri·mula

UK/ˈpɹɪmjʊlə/ US/ˈpɹɪmjələ/ uncommon

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any 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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The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early.

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