Primrose
Topics referred to by the same term
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Primrose may refer to:
Botany
- Primula vulgaris, commonly known as the primrose (also called the common primrose or English primrose)
- many other species of the genus Primula
- Primulaceae, family of flowering plants, commonly known as the primrose family
- Oenothera, commonly known as evening primrose, a plant genus
- Onagraceae, commonly known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family
Places
Britain
- Primrose Hill in London
Canada
- Primrose Lake on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border
South Africa
United States
People
Families
- Clan Primrose, Scottish clan headed by the Earl of Rosebery
- Earl of Rosebery, title linked with the Clan Primrose
- Laird of Burnbrae, title linked with the Clan Primrose
Surname
Given name
Military warships and civilian freighters
- HMS Primrose, several Royal Navy ships
- MV Primrose, freight and passenger ferry
- MV Primrose, Hong Kong freighter grounded on North Sentinel Island.
Other
- Primrose (musical), a musical comedy
- Primrose (group), South Korean pop group
- Primrose Brook, tributary of the Passaic River
- Primrose Day, anniversary of the death of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli
- Primrose League, organisation founded in 1883 to promote Toryism
- Primrose High School, 11-19 comprehensive school in Leeds, UK
- Operation Primrose, the code name later given to the capture of German submarine U-110
- Primrose, video game for the Nintendo DSi
- Primrose ("Prim") Everdeen, fictional character in The Hunger Games trilogy
See also
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