Primrose may refer to:
Botany
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Primula vulgaris
''Primula vulgaris'', also called the common primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Primulaceae, native plant, native to Eurasia.''Flora Europaea'Primula vulgaris''/ref> The common name of this plant is prim ...
'', commonly known as the primrose (also called the common primrose or English primrose)
* many other species of the genus ''
Primula
''Primula'' () is a genus of herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae. They include the primrose (''Primula vulgaris, P. vulgaris''), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common specie ...
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Primulaceae
The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...
, a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the primrose family
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Oenothera
''Oenothera'' is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to ...
'', commonly known as evening primrose, a plant genus
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Onagraceae
The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees[Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill is a Grade II listed public park located north of Regent's Park in London, England, first opened to the public in 1842.Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) It was named after the natural hill in the centre of t ...]
in London
Canada
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Primrose Lake
Primrose Lake is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the sout ...
on the
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
border
South Africa
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Primrose, Gauteng
Primrose is a suburb of Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces ar ...
United States
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Primrose, Alaska
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Primrose, Georgia
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Primrose, Iowa
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Primrose, Kentucky
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Primrose, Nebraska
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Primrose, Ohio
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Primrose, Rhode Island
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Primrose, Tarrant County, Texas
Primrose is an unincorporated community in Tarrant County, Texas, United States.
History
Primrose is located directly east of Benbrook Lake, ten miles south-west of Fort Worth and was originally a community of farmers and ranchers. In the 187 ...
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Primrose, Van Zandt County, Texas
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Primrose, Wisconsin, a town
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Primrose (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
People
Families
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Clan Primrose
Clan Primrose is a Lowland Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages ...
, a Scottish clan headed by the Earl of Rosebery
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Earl of Rosebery
Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively. Its name comes from Roseberry Topping, a hill near Archibald's w ...
, a title linked with the Clan Primrose
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Laird of Burnbrae
Laird of Burnbrae was a hereditary title in Scotland that was held by several generations in the Clan Primrose, Primrose family. The Lands of Burnbrae was situated near Kincardine, Fife, Kincardine, and has since been joined with Kincardine.
The ...
, a title linked with the Clan Primrose
Surname
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Archibald Primrose (disambiguation) Archibald Primrose may refer to:
* Archibald Primrose, 1st Laird of Burnbrae (c.1538–?)
* Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington (1616–1679), notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier
* Archibald Primrose, 2nd Viscount of Primrose (died 1716), V ...
, various people
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Lady Delphi Primrose
Lady Delphi Primrose (born 13 October 2003) is a British model, TikToker, and socialite. Primrose was featured on the cover of the August issue of '' Tatler Magazine'' in 2021.
Early life and family
Primrose was born on 13 October 2003 to Ca ...
(b. 2003), Scottish model
* Francis Ward Primrose (1785–1860), M.P. for
Stirling District of Burghs
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George Anson Primrose
Vice Admiral George Anson Primrose RN (1849–1930) was a senior British naval officer.
Life
He was born at 22 Moray PlaceEdinburgh Post Office directory 1849 in Edinburgh on 21 September 1849, the son of the Hon Bouverie Francis Primrose and ...
(1849–1930), Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
* George Primrose, member of the blackface song-and-dance team
Primrose and West
Primrose and West, also known as Primrose and West's Minstrels, was an American blackface minstrel song-and-dance troupe made up of partners George H. Primrose, George Primrose and William H. West (entertainer), William H. "Billy" West. They la ...
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Gilbert E. Primrose (1848–1935), Scottish international footballer
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John Primrose (disambiguation) John Primrose may refer to:
* John Primrose, 4th Laird of Burnbrae (1590–1669)
* John Primrose, 5th Laird of Burnbrae (c.1617-?)
* John Primrose, 8th Laird of Burnbrae (c.1719-?)
* John Primrose (brewer) (c. 1803–1876) founder of South Austr ...
, various people
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Henry Primrose
Sir Henry William Primrose (22 August 1846 – 17 June 1923) was a Scottish civil servant. He joined the Treasury in 1869, served as private secretary to the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884 and to Gladstone in 1886. He was secretary of the Of ...
(1846–1923), Scottish civil servant who became chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue
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Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (''née'' de Rothschild; 27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer Amschel de Rothschild, Baron Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana (''née'' Cohen (surname), Cohen). After inh ...
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Neil Primrose (musician)
Neil Primrose (born 20 February 1972) is the drummer of the Scottish rock band Travis.
Early life
Primrose was born in Cumbernauld. His father, a power station engineer, was posted to Middlesbrough, and this was followed by a series of moves ...
, Scottish drummer with the rock band Travis
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Patrick Primrose
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Patrick Primrose Dominican Order, OP (c. 1605–1671) was a Scottish people, Scottish Dominican Order, Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Vicar General, and royal chaplain to Queen Catherine of Braganza, who died in ...
(c. 1605–1671), Scottish Roman Catholic priest
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William Primrose
William Primrose (23 August 19041 May 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in v ...
, a violist
First name
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Primrose ("Prim") Everdeen, Katniss's sister in ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy
Military warships and civilian freighters
* , several Royal Navy ships
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MV Primrose, a freight and passenger ferry
* MV Primrose, a Hong Kong freighter grounded on
North Sentinel Island
North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. The island is a protected area of India. It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous tribe in volunta ...
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Other
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''Primrose'' (musical), a musical comedy
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Primrose (group), a South Korean pop group
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Primrose Brook, a tributary of the Passaic River
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Primrose Day, the anniversary of the death of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli
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Primrose League
The Primrose League was an organisation for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. It was founded in 1883.
At a late point in its existence, its declared aims (published in the ''Primrose League Gazette'', vol. 83, no. 2, March/April ...
, an organisation founded in 1883 to promote Toryism
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Primrose High School, an 11-19 comprehensive school in Leeds, UK
* Operation Primrose, the code name later given to the capture of
German submarine U-110
* ''Primrose'', a video game for the
Nintendo DSi
The is a foldable dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. The console launched in Japan on November 1, 2008, and worldwide beginning in April 2009. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival was ...
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Primrose (given name), the given name
See also
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Primrose Path (disambiguation)
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Surnames of Scottish origin