1. a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; [syn: Primulaceae, family Primulaceae, primrose family]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
primrose family
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a
regular flower; widely distributed in the northern
hemisphere [syn: Primulaceae, family Primulaceae,
primrose family]