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Oxlip

The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).

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Primrose 76% connected

An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the…

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Primula 76% connected

The genus of plants including the primrose (Primula vera).

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Paigle 92% connected

A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Adventitious root noun · 78% connection

root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem

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Apomict noun · 78% connection

a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis

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Archespore noun · 78% connection

primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

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Archesporium noun · 78% connection

primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

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Arthrospore noun · 78% connection

a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria

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Antiquity noun · 78% connection

The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.

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Athlete noun · 78% connection

Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a cham…

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Auricula noun · 78% connection

A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.

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Bear's-ear noun · 78% connection

A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf.

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Bird's-eye noun · 78% connection

A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (Primula farinosa), and species of Veronica, G…

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Briticism noun · 78% connection

A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: great, cowslip, primula, veris, elatior.
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Bulky adjective · 78% connection

Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; as, bulky volumes.

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Cancer noun · 78% connection

Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so…

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Cannon noun · 78% connection

A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.

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Cowslip noun · 78% connection

A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United…

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Flood verb · 78% connection

A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely diffused; an over…

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Grand superl. · 78% connection

Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a…

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Great superl. · 78% connection

Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marsha…

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Hautboy noun · 78% connection

A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).

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Heinous adjective · 78% connection

Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.

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Hercules noun · 78% connection

A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twel…

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High adverb · 78% connection

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

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Iliopsoas noun · 78% connection

The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.

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