evening primrose

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Definitions of evening primrose words

noun evening primrose flowering plant 1
variable noun evening primrose Evening primrose is a tall plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening. Its seeds are used to make medicine. 0
noun evening primrose any onagraceous plant of the genus Oenothera, native to North America but widely cultivated and naturalized, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening 0
noun evening primrose any of a genus (Oenothera) of plants of the evening-primrose family, with yellow, pink, or white flowers, many of which open in the evening 0
adjective evening primrose designating a family (Onagraceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous plants found chiefly in temperate America, including the fuchsia, sundrops, and willow herbs 0
noun evening primrose Various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae, especially the common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis. 0

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