Buttercup vs. Primrose

Any of numerous herbs of the genus Ranunculus, native chiefly to temperate and cold regions and having acrid juice, often toothed or lobed leaves, and usually yellow or white flowers with numerous pistils.

Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having large basal leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers with a five-lobed bell-shaped or salverform corolla. Also called primula.

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.

Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.

Affectionate or ironic term of address.

A plant of the family Primulaceae.

A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly Ranunculus bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; - called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.

A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.

any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

A flower of a primrose plant.

A light yellow colour.

Of a light yellow colour.

(intransitive) To pick primroses.

An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles.

Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; - hence, flowery; gay.

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads