n. The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The variety elatior of the common primrose, Primula veris, in which the limb of the corolla is broader and flatter and the flowers are raised on a common peduncle. By many it is considered a distinct species.
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n. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Word Usage
"The only interesting point is the frequency of the production of natural hybrids, i.e. oxlips, and the existence of one kind of oxlip which constitutes a third good and distinct species."