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Primula

noun

Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads. Synonym: primrose.

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... [22] "Write Man for Primula, and the stage of the world for that of the greenhouse," says Professor Bateson (Biological Fact and the Structure of Society, 1912, p. 9), "and I believe that with a few generations of experimental breeding we should acquire the power similarly to determine how the varieties of men should be ...

— The Task of Social Hygiene • Havelock Ellis

Words linked to "Primula" : polyanthus, bear's ear, oxlip, Chinese primrose, auricula, Primula elatior, herbaceous plant, Primula auricula, genus Primula, English primrose, paigle, herb, cowslip