a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of herbaceous plants (Primulaceæ), of which the primrose is the type, and the pimpernel, the cyclamen, and the water violet are other examples. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, Syn.family Primulaceae, primrose family
[さくらそう;サクラソウ, sakurasou ; sakurasou](n) (1) (uk) primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens); (2) Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)[Add to Longdo]