Primulaceae

plural noun

Prim·​u·​la·​ce·​ae

: a family of herbs (order Primulales) having perfect regular flowers with a deciduous rotate or campanulate corolla and a superior ovary and being widely distributed chiefly in the northern hemisphere

primulaceous

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Primula, type genus + -aceae

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