primula
/ˈprɪmjʊlə/noun
1- a plant of a genus that includes primroses, cowslips, and polyanthuses. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, bearing flowers in a wide variety of colours in the spring.报春花; 黄花九轮草; 西洋樱草。
1.1
- Genus Primula, family Primulaceae.樱草属, 报春花科。
词源
modern Latin， from medieval Latin， feminine of primulus, diminutive of primus 'first'.