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Primula (noun) means a primrose, or any other plant of the same genus.

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A primrose, or any other plant of the same genus.
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Etymology

The genus Primula was named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin primus (“first”) because it flowers early.

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"primula" (noun) means a primrose, or any other plant of the same genus.
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