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primrose
primrose /ˈprɪmrəʊz $ -roʊz/ noun
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: primerose, probably from prime 'first' + rose 'rose'
1. [countable] a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers, or the flower from this plant:
    a bunch of primroses
2. (also primrose yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour
3. the primrose path literary a way of life that is full of pleasure but causes you harm after a period of time