Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose.
[Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.]
Primula \Prim"u*la\, n. [LL. See {Primrose}.] (Bot.)
The genus of plants including the primrose ({Primula vera}).
Source : WordNet®
primula
n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula
having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in
umbels or heads [syn: {primrose}]