Definition of Primula sinensis

1. Noun. Cultivated Asiatic primrose.

Exact synonyms: Chinese Primrose
Generic synonyms: Primrose, Primula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primula Sinensis

Prima
Primat
Primates
Primats
Primaxin
Prime Minister
Primeira Liga
Primitive Irish
Primitive Methodist
Primitive Methodists
Primorsky Krai
Primrose
Primula auricula
Primula elatior
Primula polyantha
Primula sinensis (current term)
Primula veris
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Primulales
Primus
Primus stove
Prince-of-Wales'-heath
Prince-of-Wales feather
Prince-of-Wales fern
Prince-of-Wales plume
Prince Albert's yew
Prince Albert yew

Literary usage of Primula sinensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1888)
"... some utterly barren, some fertile— Oxalis, transmission of form to the legitimate and illegitimate seedlings—Primula sinensis, illegitimate offspring in ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1867)
"Very large flowers brilliant rosy-crimson, large, and finely fringed; splendid, ... .50 PRIMULA sinensis flore pleno. Double prize varieties. ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Wild form of Primula sinensis, as it grows at Ichang, China. greenhouses. ... Primula sinensis was intro. into England from Chinese gardens in 1820, ..."

4. Vegetable Teratology: An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual by Maxwell Tylden Masters (1869)
"Brongniart has described some malformations of Primula sinensis in which the ovules were transformed wholly or partially into small leaves with three to ..."

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