Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a
   derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See
   {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)
   (a) 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
       yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},
       {primerolles}.
   (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.

   {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera
      biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the
      United States. The name is sometimes extended to other
      species of the same genus.

   {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.
      biflorus}). [Obs.]

Rampion \Ram"pi*on\, n. [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce,
   reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a
   turnip, rape. Cf. {Rape} a plant.] (Bot.)
   A plant ({Campanula Rapunculus}) of the Bellflower family,
   with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called {ramps}.

   Note: The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus
         {Phyteuma}, herds of the Bellflower family, and to the
         American evening primrose ({Enothera biennis}), which
         has run wild in some parts of Europe.