Primrosy
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having primroses growing.
"c. April-May 1865, Lucy Caroline Wedgwood, letter to Charles Darwin […] there were 8 or 10 plants growing in a group (some very small), but no primrose or cowslips anywhere near (tho in a primrosy wood)."
Example
More examples"c. April-May 1865, Lucy Caroline Wedgwood, letter to Charles Darwin […] there were 8 or 10 plants growing in a group (some very small), but no primrose or cowslips anywhere near (tho in a primrosy wood)."
Etymology
From primrose + -y.
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