a plant of a genus that includes primroses, cowslips, and polyanthuses. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, bearing flowers in a wide variety of colours in the spring 报春花;黄花九轮草;西洋樱草
Genus Primula, family Primulaceae 樱草属,报春花科
语源
modern Latin, from medieval Latin, feminine of primulus, diminutive of primus 'first'