different between primrose vs saltwort

English

Etymology

From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The reason it was called this might be that some primroses are among the first flowers to bloom in the spring.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??m.?o?z/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m.???z/

Noun

primrose (plural primroses)

1. A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
   1. Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
2. A plant of the family Primulaceae.
3. A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
4. A flower of a primrose plant.
5. A light yellow colour.

Synonyms

• (plant): primula, cowslip, oxlip, primerole

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Adjective

primrose (comparative more primrose, superlative most primrose)

1. Of a light yellow colour.

Translations

Verb

primrose (third-person singular simple present primroses, present participle primrosing, simple past and past participle primrosed)

1. (intransitive) To pick primroses.

   We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.

References

• Oenothera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oenothera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oenothera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Primulaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Primulaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Primulaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• promiser

English

Etymology

salt +? wort (“plant”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s??lt.w??t/, /?s?lt.w??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?lt.w??t/, /?s?lt.w?t/

Noun

saltwort (countable and uncountable, plural saltworts)

1. Batis maritima, a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.
2. Glaux maritima, a plant in the primrose family (Primulaceae) and which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Synonyms

• (Batis maritima): beachwort

Derived terms

• black saltwort
• prickly saltwort

Anagrams

• warlotts