n. [ OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime, a. ] (Bot.)
Evening primrose,
Primrose peerless,
a. Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay. “The primrose path of dalliance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Eng. Politics) A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman