Primrose

prim′rōz, n. an early spring flower common in woods and meadows: a plant of the genus Primula : ( Spens. ) the first or earliest flower, the first or choicest.— adj. resembling a primrose in colour: flowery, gay.— Primrose League , a political a ociation for the spread of Conservative opinions—formed in 1883 in memory of Lord Beacons field, whose favourite flower is said to have been the primrose . [Fr. prime rose —as if L. prima rosa ; really through O. Fr. prime role and Low L. dim. forms from L. primus .]